Art 2300 Handouts, Images, and Links
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Handout 1: Ancient Europe, the Near East, India, and Egypt
Ancient Europe and Near East Images |
India Images |
Egypt Images
Optional Web Readings:
Mysteries of Catalhoyuk ~ Science Museum of Minnesota
Stonehenge ~ Discovery Channel Mystic Places
Ancient Mesopotamia ~ The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
The Oriental Institute Cuneiform Collection ~ Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI)
Explore the Pyramids ~ PBS Nova Online
Handout 2: Architecture of Ancient Greece
Minoan and Mycenaean Images |
Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic Greek Images
Optional Web Readings:
Knossos ~ Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Acropolis ~ Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Acropolis 360 ~ Columbia University
The Parthenon Sculptures ~ Arachaeology, Archaeological Institute of America, March 19, 2002
Greece to Open New Acropolis Museum in June ~ International Herald Tribune, Feb. 13, 2009
Handout 3: Roman Architecture
Pompeii Images |
Nimes, Timgad, Rome and Tivoli Images | Age of Constantine Images
Optional Web Reading:
Arch of Constantine ~ Rene Seidal
Handout 4: Early Buddhist Architecture of India and Architecture of Mesoamerica
Early Buddhist India Images through Sanchi | Mesoamerica Images
Handout 5: Byzantine, Medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic Architecture
Byzantine Images | Medieval and Romanesque Images | Gothic Images
Links to helpful drawings on barrel vaults, groin vaults and rib vaults:
http://faculty.evansville.edu/rl29/art105/img/groinvault.gif
http://bulguksa.pe.kr/research/glossary/vault_dat_nw3f.html
Handout 6: Architecture of China and Japan; Hindu Architecture of India; and Buddhist and Hindu Architecture of Southeast Asia
Japan Images | India Images | Southeast Asia Images | China Images
Optional Reading:
Japanese Aesthetics, Wabi-Sabi, and the Tea Ceremony
Handout 7: Islamic Architecture
Islamic Architecture Images
Handout 8: Renaissance and Baroque Architecture in Italy
Renaissance and Baroque Architecture Images
Exam III is during the final exam period on TUESDAY, MAY 11, 10:00 am - 12 NOON, in our regular classroom. The exam will cover the architecture on Handout 6 beginning AFTER the Shinto Shrine at Ise, and all of Handouts 7 and 8. The exam will be approximately the same length and format as the previous two exams. Papers will be returned when you submit your completed exam.
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