Mock Blitz Questions Flashcards
What was Poulnabourne portal dolmen built on
Limestone pavement and surrounded by a low mound of rocks
Mound of rocks would have added support to the upright stones, which are otherwise only supported by the weight of the capstone
Where were the different metals found during the bronze age
Copper - mount gabriel west cork
Silver - silvermines tipperary
Gold - rivers and streams wicklow hills
Non- representational
Purely aesthetic - bronze age art
Metallurgy
The beaker people brought this to ireland
It is the scienc eand technology of usinf metals
Gold disc
Tedavent co monaghan
Annealed
Heated and allowed to cool slowly
Secular
For decorative rather than religious purposes
Gold lunula
Ross , co Westmeath
Lunula locking device
Slightly thicker ends in a paddle shape that can be turned to form a locking device
Decoration lunula
Four bands of horizontal decoration composed of two paralell lines with chevrone strokes inside and bordered by triangles above
Qualities of bronze age design
Secular
Abstract
Geometric
Ribbon torc
Near belfast
Flange torc technique
Hammering flanges out from the angles of square or triangular bars before twisting
Can be varied by varying the lengths of the flanges
Armlets
Derrinboy , Co Offaly
Gold fibula
Clones, Co Monaghan
Casting
Molten metal poured into a mould to create a shape
- gold fibula
Soldered
Joined together
Gleninsheen gorget
Gleninsheen , Co Clare
Terminals
The discs at the end of a connecting thingy
Eg gleninsheen gorget or gold fibula
Lough Gur Sheild
Lough Gur Co Limerick
Years bronze age
2015 - 1205
Iron Age intro
Hallstatt celts brought iron work to britain
Irish export industry
La tene - lake neuchatel in switzerland
Ireland free from invasion for 1000 years
La tene designs
Rich and controlled
Based mainly on the circle
Geometric yet irregular or spontaneous
Mainly a continuation of the bronze age but with new motifs added- mainly plant forms Curvilinear Triskeles Trumpet curves Spirals
Loughnashade trumpet
Loughnashade co antrim
Pelta motif
A linked pair of symmetrical spirals
Two eras of la tene
Insular la tene
Ultimate la tene
Turoe stone
Granite
Connemara
Insular la tene
Greek inspired step pattern
Broighter collar
Derry
Chasing
A technique where the background of the design is hammered until the design stands up in relief
S scrolls
A curved s spiral, on the broightr collar
Lentoids
A high relief shape like a circle om the broighter collar
Boss
Just a big fat raised thing
Buffer terminals
The locking drums on the broighter collar
Loughnashade trumpet
Loughnashade, Armagh
An ultimate la tene design
The loughnashade trumpet
The turoe stone
An insular la tene design
The broighter collar
The petrie crown
The people ireland werent invaded by leaving them free to develop their artwork
Iron age - celts
Early christian period - the romans
Reask pillar
Co Kerry
Maltese cross
The cross on the reask pillar
Shows christian missionary travels to Europe and the East
Celtic influence
The spirals
Duvillaun slab
Co mayo
Fahan mura slab
Co Donegal
Ribbon interlace
Found on the fahan mura slab and the book of durrow
Greek cross
On the fahan mura slab
Carndonagh cross
Co Donegal
triskele
3 birds on the carndonagh cross
greek cross with ribbon lacing
found on both the carndonagh cross and the fahan mura slab
cross of moone
co kildare
muiredach cross
monasterboice, co Louth
who was monasterboice founded by
St Buithe Mac Bronach
it was a prosperous centre for learning
east face of muiredach cross
bottom - adam and eve with cain killing abel
second - david and goliath with saul and jonathan
third - moses striking the rock and crowd of onlookers
top - adoration of the magi
across the arms is the last judgement with the saved on christs right and the damned on the left
west face of muiredachs cross
the cats and the central crucifxion scene
the cathach
sixth cenury
st columba
battle of cuil dreimhne
o donnels into battle - battler
diminuendo
the letters gradually getting
book of durrow
offaly , columban monsatry of durrow
a gospel book
coptic influences
the carpet pages in the book of durrow and the singular carpet page in the book of kells
evangelist
meol
excrement
a bath of water and lime
pumice stone
a stone used to rub calf vellum smooth after it had been scraped free of hair and impurities
a codex
a section of folded pages
yellow
ox gall or yellow arsenic sulphate
millefiori decoration
a technique where different colours of glass are laid side by side to form a pattern
designs on the carpet page
triskeles double armed cross 8 squares animal interlace ornamental beasts
animal interlace
st johns gospel
initial letter page
st marks gospel
much greater use of diminuendo thn the cathach
triquetra knot
a symbol of the trinity found in the a in chi ro
goldsmith
the chi ro
8 circles
portraitist
portrait of christ
st matthew
st john
the illustrator
the virgin and child
the arrest of christ
the temptation
xpi b generatio
now the birth of jesus christ
cult of relics
monastries housed the relics of saints, the cult of relics became a major factor influencing architecture
pilgrimage roads
devout chistians would undertake long pilgrimages in order to see these relics. these routes were known as pilgrimage roads
master masons
people skilled in building techniques
they were very rare in europe but they were in lombardy northern italy
romanesque church used fo pilgrimages
st sernins basilica, toulouse, situated along the route to santiago de compostela
clerestory
a row of windows on the second level of the nave to let in light
voussoirs
wedge shaped stones used to built romanesque barrel and groin vaults
romanesque tympanum
st lazare autun by gislebertus - the last judgement
the carved capitals by gislebertus
the suicide of judas
the dream of the magi
religious instructional function
inform about religion
stylised
cartoony/unrealistic
first gothic appearance
ile de france north of paris - the abbey church of st Denis
abbot suger
tracery
ornamental stonework of delicate lacelike patterns that supported the glass in the window
three gothic stages
transitional
rayonnant
flamboyant
chartes cathedral shape
latin cross
triforium
the space above the nave arcade, below the clerestory- sometimes used as a walkway
west door of chartres cathedral
column of statues
represent men and women from new and old testament
triangular tympanums have sculptures of the virgn mary and the christ in majesty
didactic
for teaching purposes
reims cathedral sculpture
annuciation and visitation angel of reims virgin of the anunnciation mary elizabeth
claus sluter
fons vitae - fountain of everlasting life
old testament prophets
limestone
private devotion
private prayer
