This course provides an introduction to the built environment of the Middle Ages from the fall of Rome to the Protestant Reformation. Students will integrate the study of architecture with the study of medieval culture, exploring for example the impact of the cult of saints, princely courts and civil authority, religious reform and radicalism and rising urbanism.

Estimated cost of materials: $50 or more, but less than $100.

HISTART category for concentration distributions: D. Europe and the US, 2. Medieval.