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| Cross-inscribed 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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| Pair of Merovingian looped fibulae, from Jouy-le-Comte, France, mid-sixth century. Silver gilt worked in filigree, with inlays of garnets and other stones, 4'' high. Musee d' Archeologie nationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye. |
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| Purse cover, from the Sutton Hoo ship burial in Suffolk, England, ca. 625. Gold, glass, and cloisonne garnets, 7 1/2'' long. British Museum, London |
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| Animal-head post, from the Viking ship burial, Oseberg, Norway, ca. 825. Wood, head 5'' high. University Museum of National Antiquities, 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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| Saint Matthew, folio 25 verso of the Lindisfarne Gospels, from Northumbria, England, ca. 698-721. Tempera on vellum, 1' 1/2'' x 9 1/4''. British Library, London |
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| Chi-rho-iota (XPI) 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, 18' high. |
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| San Juan Bautista, Banos de Cerrato, Spain, 661 |
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| Emeterius, the tower and scriptorium of San Salvador de Tabara, colophon (folio 168) of the Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus, from Tabara, Spain, 970. Tempera on parchment, 1' 2 1/8'' x 10''. Archivo Historico Nacional, Madrid |
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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 15 recto of the Coronation Gospels (Gospel Book of Charlemagne), from Aachen, Germany, ca. 800-810. Ink and tempera on vellum, 1' 3/4'' x 10''. Schatzkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Saint Matthew, folio 18 verso of the Ebbo Gospels (Gospel Book of Archbishop Eboo of Reims), from Hautvillers (near Reims), France, ca. 816-835. Ink and tempera on vellum, 10 1/4'' x 8 3/4''. Bibliotheque Municipale, Epernay |
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| Psalm 44, detail of folio 25 recto of the Utrecht Psalter, from Hautvillers (near Reims), France, ca. 820-835. Ink on vellum, full page, 1' 1'' x 9 7/8''; detail, 4 1/2'' high. University Library, Utrecht. |
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| Crucifixion, front cover of the Lindau Gospels, from Saint Gall, Switzerland, ca. 870. Gold, precious stones, and pearlsm 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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| Schematic plan for a monastery at Saint Gall, Switzerland, ca. 819. Red ink on parchment. 2' 4'' x 3' 8 1/8''. Stiftsbibliothek, Saint Gall |
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| Westwork of the abbey church, Corvey, Germany, 873-885 |
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| Nave of the church of Saint Cyriakus, Gernode, Germany, 961-973 |
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| 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. Dom- Museum, 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. Dom-Museum, Hildesheim |
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| Crucifix commissioned by Archbishop Gero for Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany, ca. 970. Painted wood, height of figure 6' 2''. Cathedral, Cologne |
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| Abbess Uta dedicating her codes to the Virgin, folio 2 recto of the Uta Codex, from Regensburg, Germany, ca. 1025. Tempera on parchment, 9 5/8'' x 5 1/8''. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek |
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| Annunciation to the Shepherds, folio in the Lectionary of Henry II, from Reichenau, Germany, 1002-1014. Tempera on vellum, 1' 5'' x 1' 1''. Bayserische Staatsbibliothek |
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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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