Burry Bible -- Early 12th Century

Romanesque

By MASTER HUGO

• Made at Bury St. Edmonds Abbey after Norman invaision.
• They are telling/explaining the Laws of the "unclean beats" to the children of Israel in relation to Hebrew Law - Moses teaching the law.
• Moses and Aaron both haev Halos.
• On Moses head there are white things coming out of his head - horns (it has to do with a corrected mistranslation of the bible)
• 2 sections/scenes.

Bayuex Tapestry -- Late 11th Century

Romanesque

• Embroidery even though it is called a tapestry
• 230 feet long/10 inches tall - burlap with the scenes embroidered on it.
• Tells the story of the Norman Invaision from the view of the victor/a Norman. Made after the invasion to justify why the Normans invaded.
• William the Conquerer
• Edward the Confessor -- gets conquered
• Harold Godwinson -- heir to Edward the Confessor, has no moral center, and is a bad emporer so that is why the Norman's invaded.
• Edward sends Harold Godwinson to France and French troops take him captive immediately under the order of Duke William the Conquerer.
• William gets Harold to pledge his allegence to William even though Harold is already alligned with Edward the Confessor -- Harold swears on Holy objects that William is his "Federal Lord."
• *** This tells us why it is OK for William to invade England because whatever becomes Harold's automatically becomes Duke William the Conquerer's property.
• Edward dies soon after Harold returns back to England. The funeral processions is tha tonly scene that moves right to left.
• The stars start to fall (Haley's comet) when Harold takes the crown of England. Spies go back to Duke William and tell him Harold took the thrown -- a horrific bloody battle occurs when Duke William the Conquerer comes to England.
• ***Duke William kills all of Harolds brothers first so that there is no heir's to the throne once they kill Harold so the thone becomes rightfully his.

Head Reliquary of Saint Alexander -- Early 12th Century

Romanesque

• Mosan Artwork -- from the Meuse River
• Areas are carved out and filled with powdered glass then heated up -- enamel.

Abbey Church of Saint Denis -- Early 12th Century

Gothic

• This was sponsored/comissioned by Abbot Suger. He wrote about the church, when it was built, when it was dedicated. He also wrote about the artifacts he had within the treasurey of the church .
• Origionally meant to hold the relics of St. Denis
• He died in 258AD -- persecuted Christian/beheaded when he was the bishop of Paris (Rumor: he was beheaded then picked up his head and walked until he fell)
• This Abbey was rebuilt by Abbot Suger because he claimed it was too small.
• Writings by St. Denis -- "light is a symbol of God" this influenced Abbot Suger and he wanted the church to be filled with light through stained glass to transform the light into something spiritual/supernatural.
• King Louis IV -- gives money to Abbot Suger to pay for the church sonstruction. **Louis IV decides that this will be the burial place for all French Kings. This becomes the major symbol of French royalty. 

Notre-Dame, Paris -- Late 12th Century

Gothic

• The tallest Church in Christianity -- 116 ft tall.
• Flying Buttress -- carries the thrust/weight outside, connected at the point of the arch where it turns vertical, located on the outside of the church/cannot be seen from the inside.
• **This spawned the rivalry of churches trying to build themeselves taller than their neighbor.
• Clerestory -- windows at top of the church
• Gallery Level -- level below clerestory and above the isle.
• Triforium -- gallery level that becomes a thin walkway.

Royal Portal, Chartres Cathedral -- Early 12th Century

Gothic

• The west facade was athe first part of the cathedral built.
• Royal Portal = kings and queens are flanking the doorway, main entrance into the nave of the cathedral.
• 3 arches -- 4 winged creatures are the symbols of the 4 apostles (man, eagle, lion, bull) this is Christ revealed to the apostles below.
• One of the earliest Gothic sculpture projects
• Right door = beginning of Christs life, Virgin Mary up above blessing him. Down below in a double lintel is 4 scenes of Christs youth/infancy. EXAMPLE: Annunciation scene that Mary will bear Christ (bottom left) right next to that is the Visitation scene, then the Nativity scene.

North Transcept Windows, Chartres Cathedral -- Early 13th Century

Gothic

Saint Theodore, Chartres Cathedral -- Early 13th Century

Gothic