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Medieval & Gothic Art
After Rome: Byzantine mosaics, illuminated manuscripts, heavy Romanesque churches, and then the Gothic revolution: pointed arches, ribbed vaults and flying buttresses that turned walls into walls of colored light.
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Prereqs: Greek & Roman art; Medieval Europe (history spine). Next: The Renaissance. Modeled on Smarthistory, Khan Academy 'Medieval Europe + Byzantine' and Gardner's *Art Through the Ages*.Next: 1. After Rome