This undergraduate course, which has no prerequisites, examines the various arts of
western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire - from the 5th Century to the 10th Century,
from St. Patrick and the Vikings to the successors of Charlemagne.  The buildings, stone
sculpture, wall paintings, mosaics, illuminated manuscripts, metalwork, and ivory carvings of this
period will be examined in the frame of a general historical and cultural context.
One short paper, two exams, and a final.
This course fulfills both the Social & Historical requirement and the Culture Studies
requirement (List A) of the College.