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Church of Hagia Sopia
Early Byzantine
Constantinople |
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Emperor Justinian and His Attendants
Early Byzantine
San Vitale, Ravenna
Mosiac |
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The Transfiguration of Christ
Early Byzantine
St. Catherine, Mt. Sinai
Mosiac
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Crucifixion
Middle Byzantine
Church of the Dormition, Daphni
Mosiac
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Anastasis
Late Byzantine
Monastery of Christ in Chora, Constantinople
Fresco |
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Dome of the Rock
Islamic
Jerusalem |
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Gripping Beasts, Oseberg Ship
Norse
wood |
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Chi Rho Iota page, Book of Kells
Hiberno-Saxon
Iona
oxgall inks, pigment on vellum |
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Hinged Clasp from the Sutton Hoo Burial Ship
Hiberno-Saxon
gold plaques with granulation, inlays of garnet, checked millefiori glass |
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Equestrian Portrait of Charles the Bald ?
Carolingian
bronze |
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Page with St. Matthew the Evangelist, Ebbo Gospels
Carolingian
ink, gold, colors on vellum |
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Crucifixion with Angels and Mourning Figures, Lindau Gospels
Carolingian
gold, pearls, sapphires, garnets, emeralds |
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Gero Crucifix
Ottonian
Cologne
painted, gilded wood |
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Christ and Disciples on the Road to Emmaus
Romanesque
Castile
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Church interior of Abbey of Notre-Dame, Fontenay
Romanesque
Burgundy |
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Christ in Majesty
Romanesque
Taull
fresco |
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GISLEBERTUS ?, The Last Judgement Tympanum
Romanesque
Autun |
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Messengers Signal the Appearance of Halley's Comet, Bayeux Embroidery
Romanesque
linen, wool |
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Ambulatory & Apse Chapels of Saint-Denis
Gothic
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Royal Portal, Chartres Cathedral
Gothic |
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West Facade, Catherdral of Notre-Dame, Reims
Gothic |
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Nave, Reims Cathedral
Gothic |
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Upper Chapel, The Sainte-Chapelle
Gothic
Paris |
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Salisbury Cathedral
Gothic |
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NICHOLAS OF VERDUN, Shrine of the Three Kings
Gothic
Cologne
silver, gilded bronze, enamel, gemstones |
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| In medieval and later architecture, the area over a door enclosed by an arch and a lintel, often decorated with sculpture or mosaic |
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| Decoration made of interwoven animals or serpents, often found in early midieval Nothern European art. |
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| Light encircling, or emanating from, the entire figure of a sacred person. |
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| A recess or niche that distinguishes the wall oriented toward Mecca in a mosque |
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| A container, often elaborate and made of precious materials, used as a repository for sacred relics |
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| a groin vault with ribs (extra masonry) demarcating the junctions. Ribs may function to reinforce the groins or may be purely decorative. |
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| The banning and/or destruction of images, especially icons and religious art. |
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| An image representing a sacred figure or event in the Byzanite Church. |
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| A grand entrance, door, or gate, usually to an important public building, and often decorated with sculpture |
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| A Church that attracts vistors wishing to venerate relics as well as attend religious services. |
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| A column, pier, or post found at the center of a large portal or doorway, supporting the lintel. |
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| A room in a monastery for writing or copying manuscripts. |
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