Chapter 15 - Early Medieval Art

Question 1

middle ages was referred to as the

Answer 1

dark ages (not called anymore)

Question 2

the age of migrating ideas

Answer 2

barbarians : different groups of people - huns, ostrogoths etc

Question 3

visgoths

Answer 3

weren’t necessarily barbarians, different way of life brought to Europe

Question 4

merovingians

Answer 4

early dynasty kings in France, known for metalwork

Question 5

eagle brooch

Answer 5

from Visigothian group

Question 6

cloisonné

Answer 6

little coloured stone in brooch

Question 7

interest in using metals and stones to represent what?

Answer 7

gods

Question 8

Basil Brown

Answer 8

archaeologist, digging into mounds,discovered large ships imprints, and art and metalwork found

Question 9

Milefiore

Answer 9

combine bronze and bits of glass, cut across bits of glass to create different colours

Question 10

Sutton Hoo

Answer 10

known for milefiore and cloisonné

Question 11

King Redwald

Answer 11

ship burial and should clasps are his

Question 12

Saulos and Paulos

Answer 12

set of two spoons, conversion to christianity - talk about idea of conversion

Question 13

interlaced animal style

Answer 13

cross migration of motifs, used in stone church in scandanavia

Question 14

book of durrow (manuscript)

Answer 14

christian conversions, Saint Patrick christianized north ireland to scottland, symbol of Saint Matthew, first elaborate gospel books

Question 15

Pope Gregory the Great

Answer 15

synoth to conference

Question 16

Conference

Answer 16

had to calculate/ write stuff. Problem without priest or pope

Question 17

Gospel of St. Augustine

Answer 17

depicts Luke (ox)

Question 18

The Book and Medieval Scriptorium

Answer 18

made in scriptorium, in monastery - where they copied books; people got education in monastery

Question 19

medieval books

Answer 19

made of calf skin, some manuscripts over 500 calfs were killed to produce books

Question 20

Book of Kells

Answer 20

beginning of Christian material tradition, Chi - rho first letters of christ

Question 21

Lindisfarne Gospels

Answer 21

series of cross and carpet page, made purposeful mistake since only god is perfection (demonstrates humility)

Question 22

proportional system

Answer 22

1 : root(2) ratio

Question 23

Lindisfarne Gospel Book

Answer 23

page of matthew writing his gospel, combine latin to describe symbol and greek for person

Question 24

the codex amratinus

Answer 24

more classical roman look, prophet Ezra restoring the sacred scriptures, reference to another manuscript

Question 25

what is an area of artistic production

Answer 25

the cross, example : stone cross with circle around horizontal and vertical beam

Question 26

cross of monasterboice

Answer 26

cross in ireland, next to a body of water

Question 27

what did the sculptures on crosses depict?

Answer 27

scenes from the old and new testament

Question 28

what influenced the decorations on crosses?

Answer 28

metalwork

Question 29

what did constantinople have an interest in?

Answer 29

relics of true cross

Question 30

relics

Answer 30

bit of true cross

Question 31

what were the effects of relics?

Answer 31

cause miraculous cure of illness, primary relics were body parts, make reliquary in shape of body part

Question 32

carolingine empire monastery

Answer 32

place of education, had cloisters

Question 33

carolingine empire central church

Answer 33

doesn't look like any early christian building, had an uncommon double transept

Question 34

Plan of St. Gall

Answer 34

idealized depiction of monastery

Question 35

medival monk

Answer 35

signs psalms all day, memorize songs in latin

Question 36

gospel of godescalc

Answer 36

good depiction of 3d space, realistic, mark looking backwards up towards his symbol

Question 37

what might a late roman manuscript look like?

Answer 37

manuscript with gold and silver lettering

Question 38

gospel book of charlemagne

Answer 38

purple page associated with royalty. Charlemagne thinks he's the roman emperor

Question 39

how was the colour purple made?

Answer 39

made in Tyree from seashells. purple stone, porphery, made bathtubs

Question 40

symbol of evangelist

Answer 40

book and quill

Question 41

gospel of matthew

Answer 41

opening page = stoic text. Big 'L' = first word of Matthew Libre (the book of generations) statement = all generations that go before christ christ in line of human beings, why his symbol is a human

Question 42

why style was in the doorway of the church

Answer 42

animal style

Question 43

Utrecht Psalter

Answer 43

has three columns, roman font, not a Roman book, every verse of psalms is represented with an image

Question 44

what could be an old book of psalms?

Answer 44

Utrecht Psalter

Question 45

what was the primary tool to learn latin?

Answer 45

Utrecht Psalter

Question 46

Cover of Lindau Gospels

Answer 46

the front = jewels, classical cross | the back = notwork, celtic design

Question 47

who expanded the carolingine empire?

Answer 47

charlemagne

Question 48

who established the capital city Aachen?

Answer 48

Charlemagne

Question 49

aachen looks like the plan for which building?

Answer 49

San Vitale

Question 50

who was a late roman emperor?

Answer 50

Justinien

Question 51

bronze was used to create what?

Answer 51

bronze doors, equestrian figure, bronze doorway

Question 52

double transept is located where>

Answer 52

centula abbey

Question 53

who introduced iconoclasm?

Answer 53

Constantinople