ART 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Bernward Doors, Roman Art, Recto And Verso
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Christian art; scandinavia, british isles, spain, 6th-10th centuries. Pair of merovingian looped fibulae (brooches) from jouy-le-comte, france. Silver gilt worked in filigree, with inlays of garnets and other stones. Purse cover from the sutton hoo burial ship. Examine the european artistic traditions applied to a variety of media, such as wood, stone and metal. Notice the imagery includes intertwined ribbon-like designs called interlacing as well as abstract animal imagery. These design features reflect the cultures of pre-christian northern europe. Tempera on vellum, 1" 1 x 9 . Chi rho iota page- book of matthew, book of kells. Understand the role of christian monks in preserving & creating illuminated manuscripts in scriptoria. Charlemagne"s empire revived roman art and arch forms. Understand the revival pf learning and the art of the book. Charlemagne was a scholar, didn"t have to write but spoke many languages.
