Medieval Art Seminar

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This undergraduate seminar explores through the lens of more focused topics the arts produced in the European Middle Ages, and in adjacent territories, from 800 to 1400. Close readings of primary and secondary sources drive class time, and the rich resources of the Philadelphia area are brought to bear, including the Penn Museum, the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, etc. Students will work on skills relating to research, oral presentations, and academic writing.