Early Medieval Europe Flashcards
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fibula (pl. fibulae)
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A decorative pin, usually used to fasten garments.
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Hiberno-Saxon
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An art style that flourished in the monasteries of the British Isles in the early Middle Ages. Also called Insular.
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psalter
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psalter
—A book containing the Psalms.
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Breviaries
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the texts required for the monks’ daily recitations.
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Breviaries
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A Christian religious book of selected daily prayers and Psalms.
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Sacramentaries
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A Christian religious book incorporating the prayers priests recite during Mass.
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Tumulus (pl. tumuli)
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Latin, “burial mound.” In Etruscan architecture, tumuli cover one or more subterranean multichambered tombs cut out of the local tufa (limestone). Also characteristic of the Japanese Kofun period of the third and fourth centuri
