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| monks in monasteries who separate themselves from the world to meditate on the illuminated manuscripts and focus on their praters and devotion to God; these monks produced illuminated manuscripts |
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Many images created when transcribing. Lots of images were created and they have a greater meaning than just an ordinary picture. Drawings that accompany the scripts (but more than JUST a drawing).
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| illuminated manuscripts transcribed by Bishop Eadfrith and dedicated to a popular local saint -- St. Cuthbery-- who was sanctified almost immediatedly before his death |
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| not a bible, contains only books on Matthew, Mark, Luke and John |
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| Matthew, Mark, and Luke; because those three gospels essentially tell teh same story that focuses on the LIFE of Christ |
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| concordance between the Old and New Testaments -- links specific verses from Old which relate to the New; made of vellum |
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| each serves as a Frontispiece (so you can tell the books apart) |
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| contains the first line of text |
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| a stylized IMAGE (not portrait) of the evangelist, meant to convey some meaning |
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| means the word becoming flesh--i.e. God spoke (through Gabriel) and Mary became pregnant (the Annunciation) and in Genesis, God said "Let there be light," and there was light. God's word has the power of creation. |
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| on "St. Matthew Inital Page"; the emblem of christ; animated movement, very flowly and organic; "Anime" meaning "Soul/spirit" thus the word is given a spirit and made flesh (notion of the incarnate) |
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| "In the beginning..." 1st book of old testament |
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| winged man, lion, ox, eagle |
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| position; depicting divine intelligence |
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| the notion of the geneaology of Christ as a man |
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| places emphasis on the resurrection of Christ; lions are thought to be born dead (stillborn cubs) and then come to life |
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| emphasizes the sacrifice of Christ (ox are seen as sacrifical animals) |
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| associated with the heavens... etherial and abstract |
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| the book to tell of events to come; omega |
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| crowned by Pope Leo III at St. Peter's Basilica--later became the first Holy Christian Roman Emperor |
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| Holy (Christian) Roman Emperor |
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| able to reunite Europe and "laid claim to reviving the glory of the Holy Roman Emperor" |
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| means the renewal of the Roman empire: it was Charlemange's official seal |
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| rebuilds Dome of Rock to outdo the Church of Holp Sepulcher (a tomb: comemmorating where Christ is crucified, resurrected, and buried) |
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| burial site of Christ (double ambulatory) |
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| Dome of Rock is on this; a platform believed to be Solomon's temple that has the Arch of Covenant; destroyed and then Herod's temple |
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| conquers land and builds shrine comemmorating Muhammad's trip to heaven |
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| an external building surrounding a burial chamber of a deceased person |
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| fleas and makes Cordoba in Spain; establishes Great Mosque |
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| orients toward Mecca, birthplace of Muhammad |
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| dedicated space for Quran |
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| for more light in Great Mosque |
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| -alternating red and white; trademark of Umayyad |
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