Section 10a: Early Medieval Art
(p. 241-256)
Stylistically, Early Medieval Art was a blend of which cultures?
Why were manuscripts such as the Ebbo Gospels only created by the
wealthy monasteries?
What are the three parts to a "three-part elevation" in a Carolingian
basilica?
Refer to explicit details on the Sutton Hoo purse cover to identify the wideranging sources of motifs found on the piece.
What aspects or elements of the Matthew the Evangelist portrait of the Ebbo
Gospels (figure 10-10) give the evangelist a quality of spiritual excitement?
How did the 'Holy Roman Empire' come about?
Terms To Know
motif
animal style
westwork
ambulatory
gallery
cloister
Rule for Monasteries
Commentary on the Apocolypse
allegory
abbesses
Artwork to remember
Cathedral of Aachen (Germany)
Presentation page from the Hitda Gospels (11th
century)
Sutton Hoo
(here's another Sutton Hoo website)
Christ Enthroned with Saints & Otto I
(Germany / North Italy c962)
Bishop Bernward Doors
(St. Mary's, Hildsheim Germany 1015)
The Book of Kells (Chi Rho Page)