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Early Medieval Europe Art (16)
from Gardner's Art history
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Undergraduate 2
01/17/2009

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vellum
Definition
not introduced until late antiquity, used instead of paper
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cangenti
Definition
color indicating shadow
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2 types of remnants from early medieval Europe
Definition
codex, small artifacts
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Psalter
Definition
book of psalms
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Anglo-Saxons
Definition
controlled what had been roman brittan
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Carolingian Empire
Definition
controlled modern france, italy, and some teritories N. of the Rhine
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fibula
Definition
clasp popular in roman and medieval times
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814
Definition
death of Charlemagne
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Charlemagne
Definition
First Holy Roman Emporer crowned by the pope in St. Peters in Rome, King of France.
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insular style
Definition
hyburno-saxon style, celtic art that spread from ireland
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muslims
Definition
people group occupying central and southern Spain during the late first century
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Aachen
Definition
place of Charlemagne's court
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Cloisonné
Definition
raise walls of gold to partition, fill with glass paste, fired for shine used in early medieval art, especially by the anglo-saxons
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16-1 Lindisfarne Gospels
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16-1 Lindisfarne Gospels
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16-3 Purse cover from Sutton Hoo
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16-3 Purse cover from Sutton Hoo
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Charlemange r. (800-814)
Definition
corination of Charles the Great
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Carolingian
Definition
name used to refer to the era around the reign of Charlemagne, spurred a renaissance
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16-14 St. Matthew Folio
Definition
from the Ebbo Gospels, France 16-14
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16-18 Interior of the Palatine Chapel
Definition
Chapel of Charlemagne in Aachen, Germany
first vaulted structure of the Middle Ages n. of the Alps.
inspired by San Vitale in Revenna
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16-29 Otto III enthrone
Definition
folio in the Gospel book of Otto, 997-1000
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results of the death of Charlemagne
Definition
814, split kingdom among grand sons, (France, Germany, Netherlands) Weakend kingdom
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410
Definition
Fall of Rome
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treaty of Verdun
Definition
843, partitioned frankish lands after death of Charlemagne's grandsons
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