AH3109 Timurid Art and Architecture (ca. 1370 - 1507)

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 9

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Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr Y Yu

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Module Staff

Dr Yusen Yu

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Module description

In 1370 the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) founded his empire and made Samarqand his capital. This module introduces a culture Timur and his successors created and its transition during the long fifteenth century. Students will explore the art and architecture under their patronage in the eastern Islamic world, including present-day Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. Emphasis is placed on the impacts of their nomadic tradition, politics, and ideology on the artistic production and urban landscape. The latter part of the module centers around the late Timurid court in Herat.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS AH2001 AND PASS AH2002

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x lecture x 1 hour over 11 weeks, 1 x seminar x 2 hours over 11 weeks

Intended learning outcomes

  • Discuss aspects of Islamic, especially Perisan, art, architecture and urbanism
  • Understand and articulate some of the theoretical issues around Timurid art and architecture
  • Systematically analyze the style and content of such works
  • Relate these to their wider historical and cultural context and understand the circumstances surrounding their creation and reception
  • To critically assess and evaluate different types of primary sources