Fine Arts · Boston College
This course surveys the arts and architecture of the Islamic world. Examples are drawn from religious, secular, and commemorative architecture as well as ceramics, metalwork, woodwork, textiles, and the arts of the book, arranged chronologically and spread geographically. The course examines the form and function of works of art and architecture within their historical, social, craft, and visual contexts, exploring the relationships between people and objects or places within society.
