We will discuss theories of pilgrimage as well as the physical journey which medieval pilgrims took to Santiago de Compostela, Rome, Jerusalem, and other important sites. The bulk of the course will focus on the reliquary arts, architecture, and sculpture which the pilgrim experienced on the journey to these sacred places.
Seminars depend on participation.
Works of interpretation will mainly be reserve reading. You should plan to study the slides regularly. I will put slides on reserve after each class. There will be no final exam for this course. Visual material will often seem very different in color and in large scale on the wall from its appearance in black and white in a small paperback book, so if you don't see both, your work will suffer.