IDIS 306 - Introduction to Medieval Studies

Institution:

Calvin University

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Description:

I, offered biennially. A classroom introduction to the skills that are specific to the interdisciplinary method of studying the Middle Ages, structured around a specific theme. This course is mandatory for those students who have selected a minor in medieval studies, but it is open to anyone with an interest in the Middle Ages. Offered during Interim 2010. For 2010, the theme will be "Music, Liturgy and Ceremony in the Gothic Era", and the course will examine the sources and contexts of music and liturgy during the later Middle Ages. The course will begin with an overview of the structure and content of modern chant books then focus on developments in music and ceremonial during the period in which the gothic churches at Chartres, Notre Dame of Paris, and the Abbey of St. Denis were under construction. Aspects of architecture, artistic themes, and local traditions will be considered in conjunction with surviving manuscript sources from the period.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.calvin.edu

Phone Number:

(616) 526-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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