Art of Early and High Middle Ages in Western Europe I

The course examines the development of art in the Early Middle Ages in Western Europe, from the beginnings of the Early Christian Art in the 3rd century through the end of the Carolingian era (ca. end of the 9th century). The topics, in which early medieval art and architecture are studied, include: Early Christian art, Migration period art, and Carolingian art. The main emphasis is placed on the Christian art of the Latin West, but the artistic developments in the Byzantine Empire are also considered (up to the end of the Iconoclasm era).
The key monuments are more thoroughly analysed and are examined against the social, political, religious, and economic events of their time. At the same time, they enable comprehension of the general stylistic developments and fundamental iconographic questions. The students are also acquainted with relevant terminology and bibliography for the discussed period.

Johann Konrad Eberlein, Christine Jakobi-Mirwald, Grundlagen der mittelalterlichen Kunst. Eine Quellenkunde, Berlin 1986. COBISS.SI-ID - 6652770
John Beckwith, Early Medieval Art, London 1974. COBISS.SI-ID - 3764793
John Beckwith, Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Harmondsworth 1970. COBISS.SI-ID - 17668194
Robin Cormack, Byzantine Art, Oxford 2000. COBISS.SI-ID - 124380928
Jean Hubert, Jean Porcher, Wolfgang Fritz Volbach, L’Europe des invasions (L’Univers des formes 12), Pariz 1967. COBISS.SI-ID - 40022272
Christoph Stiegmann, Matthias Wemhoff, 799. Kunst und Kultur der Karolingerzeit. Karl der Große und Papst Leo III. in Paderborn, Mainz 1999. COBISS.SI-ID - 12726317
Lyn Rodley, Byzantine art and architecture: an introduction, Cambridge 2005. COBISS.SI-ID - 134776579