Why Western Christendom was the first civilization in the world to draw
pictures according the geometric optical laws of mirror reflection, and why other
civilizations did not and the unintended consequences for modern science.
Format: tutorial. Requirements: Reading assignments and rewrites to be shared
and orally discussed by each student, meeting in pairs with the monitoring
professor each week. Occasional meeting of all the students together for general
discussion of the evolving material, no exams or final term paper (unless
students elect).
Prerequisite: ArtH 101 and 102. Enrollment limit: 10 (expected: 10). Preference
given to Art majors.
Satisfies the pre-1800 art history requirement.
Tutorial meetings to be arranged. EDGERTON