Courses
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Botticelli: A Medieval and Renaissance Artist
This self-paced course is an introduction to Sandro Botticelli as artist and cultural influence. Explore paintings that unravel his artistic achievements and the mix of cultural standards produced by the later Middle Ages and into the Renaissance.
$19.95
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A Voice of Her Own: Women’s Contributions to Medieval Music
Explore women’s important yet overlooked roles in medieval music as composers, performers, patrons, and muses. This course brings their stories to life through convent music, courtly traditions, and lyrical analysis.
$149
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Calamity and Change: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Century
The 14th century has been famously called “calamitous:” 100 years of war, plague, and rebellion. This course explores the disasters and beauty of this tumultuous century and includes some of the most famous men and women of the Middle Ages.
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Introduction to Medieval Music
The history of music in Europe, sacred and secular, from its roots in Ancient Greece to the 14th century. Learn about chants and their use in the medieval mass, developments in musical notation and texture, instruments, styles, and composers.
$149
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Lost and Rejected Books: The Biblical Apocrypha in Context
This one-day workshop will grapple with the historical, theological, and cultural significances of the wide body of Jewish and Christian writings that fall outside the Bible.
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Medieval Education: From Schools to Universities
Explore the history of education in the Middle Ages through the development of schools, curriculums, the growth of universities, and the diverse individuals who were involved in teaching and learning during this 1000 years of history.