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Art Test 3
Chapter 14
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
12/08/2011

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Art of the Warrior lords

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5-10th Century
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Christian Art Scandinavia, British Isles, Spain

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6th - 10th Century 
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Carolingian Art

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768-877 
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Ottonian Art

 

 

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919-1024
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Fall of Rome 

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410
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Charlamagne Becomes Frankish King, reunites western Europe as emperor of Rome

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768
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Medieval and middle ages and dark ages
Definition
from the 5th till the 15th century follows the fall of the western roman empire
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merovingians 
Definition
 were a Salian Frankishdynasty that came to rule the Franks
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Vikings 
Definition
Norse seamen. that settled in wide areas of Europe, asia, and the norht atlantic 
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Anglo- Saxons
Definition
Tribes who invaded and settled the south and east Great Britain, biginning in the early 5th century
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Celts 
Definition
a diverse group of tribal societies that controlled most of western Europe
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Mozarabic 
Definition
islamic style art with more colors 
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Charlemagne and Carolingian
Definition
Charlemagne was a ruler that established the Carolingian dynasty 
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Ottos and Ottonian
Definition
Ottos was a ruler that established the ottonian dynasty 
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Ambulatory 
Definition
curving aisle passageway
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Barbarians
Definition
savage people who are perceived to the uncivilized 
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Cloister
Definition
a rectangular open space surrounded by covered walks or open galleries
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Colophons 
Definition
A brief description of publication or production notes relevant to the edition
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illuminated books
Definition
supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders (marginalia) and miniature illustrations.
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psalter
Definition
is a volume containing the book of Psalm
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millefiori
Definition
is a glasswork technique which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware.
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palisade
Definition
is a steel or wooden fence or wall of variable height, usually used as a defensive structure.
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parchment
Definition
 is a thin material made from calfskinsheepskin or goatskin, often split
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picture stones
Definition
an decorated slab of stone, usually limestone
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rune stones
Definition
a raised stone with a runic inscription
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scriptoria
Definition
a place for writing 
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stave churches
Definition
 is a medieval wooden church with a post and beam construction related to timber framing
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thatched roof
Definition
 is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as strawwater reed,sedge (Cladium mariscus), rushes, or heather, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof.
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vellum 
Definition
is mammal skin prepared for writing or printing on, to produce single pages, scrolls, codices or books. 
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westwork
Definition
is the monumental, west-facing entrance section of a CarolingianOttonian, or Romanesque church.
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