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Laurea in Beni culturali - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 course to be chosen among the following
6
A
L-FIL-LET/02
6
A
L-FIL-LET/04
6
A
L-FIL-LET/09
Foreign language
6
E
-

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 course to be chosen among the following
2 courses to be chosen among the following
6
B
L-ANT/01

3° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 course to be chosen among the following
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 course to be chosen among the following
6
A
L-FIL-LET/02
6
A
L-FIL-LET/04
6
A
L-FIL-LET/09
Foreign language
6
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 course to be chosen among the following
2 courses to be chosen among the following
6
B
L-ANT/01
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Other activitites
6
F
-

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Teaching code

4S000658

Coordinator

Marta Minazzato

Credits

3

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

NN - -

Period

Sem. 2A dal Feb 18, 2019 al Mar 30, 2019.

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide a general knowledge of History of Illuminated Books and in particular a knowledge of some contexts of production of Illuminated Books between the Middle Age and the Renaissance.

Students will deal vith issues such as patronage, production and function of illuminated books, text-image relationship and correlation between Illumination and other Figurative Arts.

Students will also deal with examine different types of books and various illustrative systems, specially in liturgical context, coming to recognize and describe the elements of decoration, using the specialized terminolgy of the discipline.

Program

March 9th, 2019 h. 10-12,30
History of Illuminated Books: an Introduction.
The Role of Illustration of Books in the context of Medieval and Renaissance art.
Techniques and Methods of work of Illuminators.
Terminology applied to the elements, styles and forms of Illumination.

March 16th, 2019 h. 10-12,30
Illumination in Liturgical Books.

March 23th, 2019 h. 10-12,30
Outlines of History of Illumination:
Late Antique and Early Christian Manuscripts.
Celtic, Anglo Saxon and Merovingian Manuscripts.

March 30th, 2019 h. 10-12,30
Romanesque Illuminated Manuscripts in Italy:
The scriptorium of Montecassino at the time of Desiderio Abbot
Exultet and Atlantic Bibles.

April 6th, 2019 h. 10-12,30
Verona: Illumination in XIV century.
The Double Series of Choir Books for the Cathedral.

April 13th, 2019 h. 10-12,30
Lesson/Visit to one Library to examine directly some Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula preserved there.

Examination Methods

Written exam: questionnaire with open answers about subjects covered during the course.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Teaching materials e documents