Openings: The Illuminated Manuscript in the Middle Ages
HAA 148P
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Description
Illuminated (decorated) manuscripts mark profound shifts in artistic, intellectual, and religious practices over 1500 years, from the creation of the codex (book) in late antiquity to the advent of printing. Drawing on Harvard’s important collections of originals as well as facsimiles, the course provides students hands-on opportunities to work with such materials.
Class Notes
This course can be used to fulfill the Foundational and Arts distribution requirements for the undergraduate secondary field in Medieval Studies.
Enrollment limited. Priority given to concentrators in the History of Art and Architecture.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
History of Art & Architecture
Course Component
Seminar
Subject
History of Art & Architecture
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline
Dec. 15, 2026
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Arts and Humanities
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
