Middle ages Flashcards
Oseberg Ship Burial, Norway 820 AD
Queen Asa - Interlaced Animals
Cloisonne
Enameling technique where cells are formed with wire, then the vitreous glass is poured into the cells
Interlace
Ribbons that weave in and out to create complex patterns meant to trap evil (Zoomorphic Interlace)
Sutton Hoo, England 700 AD
Ship Burial impression, Swedish Helment & Sheild, Belt Buckle, Shoulder Clasps. Byzantine Silver.
Raedwald King of East Angelia
Hiberno Saxon 800 AD
Evangelists symbols
Matthew- Man, Mark - Lion, Luke- Ox, John Eagle
Manuscript
Historic Document
Vellum
Leather paper used in Manuscripts
Illumination
Painting within manuscript
Diminuendo
When letters become smaller down the page
Book of Durrow 7th Century
Cumdah (metal Cover), First evangelist symbol, Invents Diminuendo, Initial page, Carpet Page
Lindisfarne Gospels
Colorful, zoophoric, playful approach compared to Durrow. Image of Ezra and Composition is worse
Book of Kells
Harmony Pages (evangelist symbols) Chi Rho Page and Zoomorphic incorporations, Canon Tables,