Medivial Flashcards
A codex is
A manuscript book
What is cloissonné ?
Colored areas separated by thin bands of metal .
Horror vacuii translates and defined to
Fear of empty space and means that the entire surface if art is covered with people designs or ornaments
Scriptorium is where what kind of books are written?
Manuscripts
What’s the diffrence between a cross and a crucifix ?
A cross doesn’t have JESUS on it while a crucifix does have JESUS being crucified on
Where was the animal head of Osenburg found ?
On a ship wreck varying Viking women
What symbolized Matthew ?
The angel
St Galls plan reflected an ideal ….
Monastery
A key characteristic of Carolingian architecture that can be seen in the st. gal is
It’s westwokr
West work is when?
Their are towers infront of the church entrance
Hiberno Saxon art refers to art produced in …
British isles
What century’s was Hiberno Saxon art?
6-8th century
What is a work that can be characterized to have horror vacuii ?
The book of Kells because of it’s limited space and extreme orant details
Why is saint Matthew medical book page influenced by Byzantine ?
Because there are Greek words
Pages from medical books are made from
Animal hide
