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Chapter 11
Identities
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
04/28/2008

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Cross and Carpet page, Lindisfarne Gospels

Northumbria, England

698-721 CE

 

 

Tempora an Vellum

eventhough very caotic cross stands out the most prominently.

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Purse cover

Sutton Hoo ship burial, Suffolk, England

625 CE

 

 

Cloisone-sodered metal frame with precious stone or glass and fired to resemble sparkling jewels.

 

heraldic composion reminisent of the northern sagas.

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Animal-head post

Viking ship burial, Oseberg, Norway

825 CE

 

Frightening animal head with wrighting figures on it

 

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Man

Book of Durrow, Iona, Scotland

660-680 CE

 

Men= symbol of saint Matthew

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Saint Matthew

Lindisfarne Gospels, Northumbria, England

698-721 CE

 

Matthew composing the accounts of christ's life.   Man behind curtain is thought to be Moses holding the old testement closed.

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Chi-rho-iota

Book of Kells, Iona, Scotland

Late eight or early Ninth century

 

Greek initial letter of Christ XPI

also reads "Now this is how the Birth of christ came about"

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Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne

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Charles the Bald

Metz, France

Ninth century

 

resemble the equestrian statue of Marcus Arelious

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Saint Matthew

Coronation Gospel, Aachen, Germany

800-810 CE

 

used light and shaded to define lines

Artist fully embraced classical style

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Saint Matthew

Ebbo Gaspels, Hautvillers, France

816-835 CE

 

 

Classical clam gone. 

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Crucifixion

Lindau Gospels, Saint Gall, Switzerland

870 CE

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Interior of the Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne

Aachen, Germany

792-805 CE

 

Remanisant of Roman Churches (San Vital)

NO apse

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Schematic plan for a monastery

Saint Gall, Switzerland

819 CE

 

 

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Westwork of the Abby church

Corvey, Germany

873-885 CE

 

Carolingian basilica

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Nave of the church of Saint Cyriakus

Gernrode,Germany

961-973 CE

 

 

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Saint Micheal's

Hildesheim, Germany

1001-1031 CE

 

 

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Doors with relief panels

Saint Michael's, Hildesheim, Germany

1015 CE

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Column with reliefs illustrating the life of christ

Saint Michael's, Hildesheim, Germany

1015-1022 CE

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Crucifix commissioned by Archbishop Gero

Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany

970

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annunciation to the Shepherds

Lectionary of Henry 2, Reichenau, Germany

1002-1014 CE

 

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Otto 3 enthroned

Gospel Book of Otto 3, Reichenau, Germany

997-1000 CE

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