Module 2: Chapter 11 Early Medieval Europe: Germanic Invasions and Christian Revival Flashcards
Who or what are/is the Germanic (peoples)
Peoples of Northern Europe Ostrogoths, Visgoths, Franks, Anglo Saxons etc.
What is a fibula?
a decorative pin the Romans wore Men and women alike used fibulae to fasten their garments. Made of bronze, silver, or gold, the pins often feature profuse decoration, sometimes incorporating inlaid precious or semiprecious stones.
cloisonné
a technique used to produce jewelry by soldering small metal strips, or cloisons (French for “partitions”), edge up, to a metal background, and then filling the compartments with semiprecious stones, pieces of colored glass, or glass paste fired to resemble sparkling jewels.
scriptorium
a room set apart for writing, esp. one in a monastery where manuscripts were copied.
serves as a library too.
illuminated manuscript
books and manuscripts “adorned or ornamented” with inlay and illustrations
Major example of an illuminated manuscript
the Book of Durrow
Gospel Book
Book containing one of the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John)
What does Gospel mean?
Good news
Carolingian
Period of rule in Europe by the Germanic people”kings of the Germans”
Frankish Empire (750-887 AD) Charlemagne and Ottonian I, II, III
Renaissance
Rebirth of the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
Psalter
The biblical book of Psalms; 150 psalms of David
cloister
“an earthly paradise reserved for the monks”a place of religious seclusion, as a monastery, courtyard or convent.
Hiberno-Saxon
Celtic decorative art style that resulted when Irish (Hibernian) monks went to England in 635.Hibernia/Insular is the Roman name for Ireland
pagan
person or persons who is polytheistic or not Christian
ex. Romans
Beowulf
Anglo-Saxon hero and story
