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Early Medieval
Part 1 of Final
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
12/11/2011

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Sutton Hoo purse cover
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Suffolk, England, ca 625. Gold, glass, and cloisone garnets
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Animal-head post
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viking ship burial, Oseberg, Norway, ca. 834. wood
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Carpet page from the Lindesfarne Gospel
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northumbria, england, ca. 698-721. Tempera on vellum
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Chi-rho-iota page from the book of Kells
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Iona, Scotland, late eighth or early ninth century. Tempera on vellum
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Saint Matthew from teh Ebbo Gospels
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Hautvillers, France, ca. 816-835. Ink and tempera on vellum
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Lindau Gospel Cover
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crucifixion, front cover of the Lindau Gospels, from Saint Gall, Switzerland, ca. 870. Gold, precious stones, and pearls
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Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne, Interior
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Aachen, Germany, 792-805
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Westwork
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Westwork of the abbey church, Corvey, Germany, 873-885
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Uta Codex
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Abbess Uta dedicating her codex to the Virgin, from Rogensburg, Germany, ca. 1025. Tempera on parchment
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cloisonne
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colored glass used to set in metal
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cloisters
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a covered walk way leading to a courtyard
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basilica
Definition
church santuary area with nave, apse, narthex and other features. 
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illuminated manuscripts
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brought the word of God to an illiterate population. full pages devoted to pure embellishment. 
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Matthew
Definition
symbol winged man or angel
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Mark
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symbol lion, the king of the desert
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Luke
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symbol ox
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John
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symbol eagle
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Benedict of Nursia
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Rule became standard for all European monastic establishments. emphasis on study not meditation. cultivated lands for many uses. manual labor. teaching through monasteries. 
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Charlemagne
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December 25th 800 Charles the Great emperor of Rome. 1st Holy Roman Emperor. artistic patronage. Caroline minuscule. 
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Merovingian
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large parts of what is France today. zoomorphic elements. Vikings.
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Carolingian
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Charlemagne. ancient Roman Empire highly influenced. Large churches.
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