| CODE | BLH4015 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Art, Architecture and Archaeology for Conservation | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 20 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Conservation and Built Heritage | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The lecture component of this Study-Unit will provide a broad overview of key developments in the history of art and architecture, with particular reference to the European, Mediterranean and Maltese contexts and will also examine key issues and problems in archaeological theory and practice that may be particularly relevant to the field of conservation. The lectures will explore key themes that are relevant to the values of a work of art, building or site, and consequently to its conservation, such as the relationship between socio-historic context and artistic activity, and/or the influence of religion or patronage on art and architecture. The field session component will be designed to encourage students to put into practice the theoretical frameworks acquired in the classroom, in order to 'read' a work of art or architecture. The Study-Unit will be illustrated with examples taken mostly from a Mediterranean context. Study-unit Aims: The aim is to provide a sound framework for understanding the key developments in art and architecture from the Neolithic to the twentieth century, with a focus on Europe and the Mediterranean world, and to familiarise students with the more commonly used terminology. It will also introduce students to the fundamental concepts of archaeological theory, interpretation and methods that are used to read material remains as well as the stratigraphy of buildings. It will also discuss some of the key issues in the significance, conservation and management of archaeological sites. This will also provide students with the foundations for understanding the relationship between a work of art or architecture and its social and economic environment in which it was created. A further aim is that, informed by the above, students are equipped to understand the values of a work of art or building or site, which in turn inform their conservation. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify the principal traditions in western art and architecture; - recognise style and period from examples of buildings and artworks characteristic of these principal traditions; - distinguish between the main stages of the creation of a building or archaeological site, using the principles of archaeological stratigraphy; - list and correctly use key terminology used in the history of art, architecture and archaeology; - explain how the values of a building or artwork or archaeological site influence decisions concerning the conservation of a given case study; - describe some of the key methods used in archaeology to read material evidence. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - critically discuss key concepts such as the influence of socio-economic environment, religion or patronage on art and architecture; - identify and date the principal stages of development of a historic building or artwork in the Maltese context; - given a building, artwork or archaeological as a case-study, students will be able to list, describe and explain its key values; - identify key issues in the conservation and management of an archaeological site. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts Bradley, R. 1998. The Significance of Monuments: On the Shaping of Human Experience in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe. Routledge. Gombrich, E.H. 1995. The Story of Art. Phaidon. Hodder, I. 2012. Archaeological Theory Today. 2nd Edition. Polity Press. Mahoney, L. 1996, 5000 Years of Architecture in Malta. Valletta Publishing. Pevsner, N. 1982, An Outline of European Architecture. Penguin. Scarre, C.(ed.) 2009. The Human Past: World Prehistory and the Development of Human Societies. 2nd Edition. Thames and Hudson. Spiteri, S.C. 2008, The Art of Fortress Building in Hospitaller Malta, BDL. Trump, D. 2002. Malta: Prehistory and Temples. Midsea. Watkin, D. 2005. A History of Western Architecture. Laurence King. Supplementary Readings Bonanno, A. 2005. Malta: Phoenician, Punic and Roman. Midsea. Bradley, R. 2009. Image and Audience: Rethinking Prehistoric Art. Oxford University Press. Calkins, R. G. 1998, Medieval Architecture in Western Europe, Oxford University Press. Cilia, D. (ed.) 2004. Malta Before History. Miranda. Frampton, K. 2007. Modern Architecture: a critical history. 4th edition. Thames & Hudson. Grodecki, L. 1991. Gothic Architecture, Electa/Rizzoli. Harris, E. 1989. Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy. 2nd Edition. Heydenreich, L.H. 1996. Architecture in Italy 1400-1500, Yale University Press. Kubach, H. E. 1988. Romanesque Architecture, Electa/Rizzoli. Laurence, R. 2007. Roman Pompeii: Space and Society. 2nd edition. Routledge. Lotz, W. 1995. Architecture in Italy 1500-1600. Yale University Press. Moscati, S. (ed.) 2001. The Phoenicians. 2nd edition. Tauris. Norberg-Schulz, C. 1986. Late Baroque and Rococo Architecture. Electa/Rizzoli. Renfrew, C. & Bahn, P. (eds) 2012. Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice. 6th Edition. Thames & Hudson. Wittkower, R. 1999. Art and Architecture in Italy 1600-1750. 6th edition. Pelican. Zanker, P. 1990. The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus. Ann Arbor. The following articles are available electronically through UoM Library portal: Johnson, J. S. 1993. Conservation and Archaeology in Great Britain and the United States: A Comparison. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation. Volume 32, No. 3, pages 249-269. Rodning, C. 2010. Place, Landscape, and Environment: Anthropological Archaeology in 2009. American Anthropologist Volume112, Issue 2, pages 180 -190. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Blended Learning | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Shirley Cefai Sandro Debono Reuben Grima |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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