This course will examine leading features of the buildings
erected in western Europe and the eastern Mediterranean in the
period from around 300 A.D. to 1500 A.D.  It is not a
comprehensive survey of medieval architecture; rather, it will
take up topics such as the profession of the architect; how such
persons planned buildings and building complexes (such as
monasteries, palaces, and castles); what materials and building
methods were employed to execute these plans; what structural and
ornamental features were incorporated into the original designs;
what symbolism or meaning medieval people found in their
buildings; how the architecture of the Middle Ages may be said to
reflect attitudes of the medieval mind.
Visual materials such as slides and educational videos will
be used as instructional aids.  There will be quizzes, a midterm
and final, and a paper.