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| Merovingian looped fibula, from Jouy-le-Comte, France, mid sixth century. Silver gilt worked in filigree, with inlays of garnets and other stones, 4" long. Musée des Antiquités Nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye. |
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| Purse cover, from the Sutton Hoo ship burial in Suffolk, England, ca. 625. Gold, glass, and enamel cloisonné with garnets and emeralds, 7 1/2" long. British Museum, London. |
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| Animal-head post, from the Oseberg, Norway, ship burial, ca. 825. Wood, head approx. 5" high. Vikingskipshuset, Oslo. |
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| Wooden portal of the stave church at Urnes, Norway, ca. 1050-1070. |
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| Man (symbol of Saint Matthew), folio 21 verso of the Book of Durrow, possibly from Iona, Scotland, ca. 660-680. Ink and tempera on parchment, 9 5/8" X 6 1/8". Trinity College Library, Dublin. |
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| Cross and carpet page, folio 26 verso of the Lindisfarne Gospels, from Northumbria, England, ca. 698-721. Tempera on vellum, 1'1 1/2" X 9 1/4". British Library, London. |
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| Saint Matthew, folio 25 verso of the Lindisfarne Gospels, from Northumbria, England, ca. 698-721. Tempera on vellum, 1'1 1/2" X 9 1/4". British Library, London. |
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| Chi-rho-iota page, folio 34 recto of the Book of Kells, probably from Iona, Scotland, late eighth or early ninth century. Tempera on vellum, 1'1" X 9 1/2". Trinity College Library, Dublin. |
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| High Cross of Muiredach (east face), Monasterboice, Ireland, 923. Sandstone, approx. 18'high. |
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| Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne or Charles the Bald, from Metz, France, ninth century. Bronze, originally gilt, 9 1/2" high. Louvre, Paris. |
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| Saint Matthew, folio 18 verso of the Ebbo Gospels (Gospel Book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims), from Hautvillers (near Reims), France, ca. 816-835. Ink and tempera on vellum, 10 1/4" X 8 3/4". Bibliothèque Municipale, Épernay. |
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| Saint Matthew, folio 18 verso of the Ebbo Gospels (Gospel Book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims), from Hautvillers (near Reims), France, ca. 816-835. Ink and tempera on vellum, 10 1/4" X 8 3/4". Bibliothèque Municipale, Épernay. |
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| Crucifixion, front cover of the Lindau Gospels, from Saint Gall, Switzerland, ca. 870. Gold, precious stones, and pearls, 1'1 3/8" X 10 3/8". Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. |
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| Interior of the Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen, Germany, 792-805. |
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| Torhalle (gatehouse), Lorsch, Germany, ninth century. |
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| Westwork of the abbey church, Corvey, Germany, 873-885. |
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| Nave of the church of Saint Cyriakus, Gernrode, Germany, 961-973 |
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| Saint Michael's, Hildesheim, Germany, 1001-1031. |
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| Longitudinal section (top) and plan (bottom) of the abbey church of Saint Michael's, Hildesheim, Germany, 1001-1031. |
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| Doors with relief panels (Genesis, left door; life of Christ, right door), commissioned by Bishop Bernward for Saint Michael's, Hildesheim, Germany, 1015. Bronze, 16'6" high. Saint Michael’s, Hildesheim. |
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| Column with reliefs illustrating the life of Christ, commissioned by Bishop Bernward for Saint Michael's, Hildesheim, Germany, ca. 1015-1022. Bronze, 12'6" tall. Saint Michael's, Hildesheim. |
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| Crucifix commissioned by Archbishop Gero for Cologne Cathedral, Germany, ca. 970. Painted wood, height of figure 6'2". |
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| Annunciation to the Shepherds, folio in the Lectionary of Henry II, from Reichenau, Germany, 1002-1014. Tempera on vellum, approx. 1'5" X 1'1". Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich. |
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| Otto III enthroned, folio 24 recto of the Gospel Book of Otto III, from Reichenau, Germany, 997-1000. Tempera on vellum, 1'1" X 9 3/8". Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich. |
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Chapter 16 Medieval Art
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Chapter 16 Medieval Art
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