Selected topics on the architecture of the first Christian millennium in both the East and West focusing on Christian architecture from its beginnings down to the time of Abbot Suger and St Bernard. The course also examines the architecture of early Islam and some secular buildings. Relationships between style, function, and the social and political context receive special emphasis. The class sessions are the nucleus of the course and along with the reading they provide the material covered on the two exams.
Short class reports on individual readings, etc.
The long paper is planned to let you focus in some depth on a topic of interest to you. Use his format for notes and bibliography. I also strongly suggest that you ask yourself the questions on the inside front cover of the book before you hand in your papers. Unexcused, late work will be severely penalized. Richard Krautheimer, Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture 1988 edtn.