Art History One
Art & Architecture in the Middle Ages
Title
Pair of Merovingian
looped fibulae
Jouy-le-Comte,
France
mid-sixth century
Fig. 16-2
Purse cover, from the
Sutton Hoo ship
burial
Suffolk, England
ca. 625
Fig. 16-3
Animal-head post,
from the Viking ship
burial
Oseberg, Norway
ca. 834
Fig. 16-4
Funeral Procession
to Westminster
Abbey
Detail of the Bayeux
Tapestry
Bayeux Cathedral
France
Ca. 1070-1080
Fig. 17-35
Sketch/photo
Notes
Battle of Hastings
Detail of the Bayeux
Tapestry
Bayeux Cathedral
France
Ca. 1070-1080
Fig. 17-35
Crucifixion
Front cover of the
Lindau Gospels, from
St. Gall, Switzerland
Ca. 870
Fig. 16-16
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See the supplemental slide list for Medieval Architecture linked to the topic page for week 8.
You will need images of the façade, nave, and important decorative features of each Romanesque
and Gothic church we discuss in class. Page numbers and/or other sources for images are included
on the supplement.
From these buildings, or any of the Islamic structures we discussed, choose one for your “virtual
reality” workshop.
Reliquary of Ste. Foy
c. 1000
“Last Judgment”
Tympanum, Ste. Foy
Old Testament kings
and queen
central doorway of
Royal Portal
Chartres Cathedral
ca. 1145–1155
p. 467
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