ART 320 - Seminar in Medieval Art

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

Topic for 2013/14b: Chartres Cathedral. The cathedral of Chartres has long been viewed as the Gothic building par excellence, a position secured by the likes of Henry Adams, Otto von Simson, and the legendary guide Malcolm Miller. A focal point for medieval pilgrims and modern tourists alike, Chartres is also at the heart of the story of Gothic as traditionally told in the English language-the moment at which the structural, symbolic and aesthetic challenges of this new and daring architecture were finally resolved. Students are invited to reconsider Chartres not only as a construction of stone and glass but as one of words, to test the validity of its near-mythical status in light of recent scholarship. Mr.Tallon.

Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.

One 3-hour meeting.