Medieval Manuscripts and Sculpture
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Medieval Manuscripts and Sculpture
Medieval Manuscripts and SculptureOct. 16, 2012
Santa Sabina Rome, 423-432Notre Dame Cathedral Amiens, c. 1220-1226
Icon of Christ, Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai, Egypt, 6th century CEcRiace warrior, ca. 450 BCEMessianism: Maitreya & Jesus
How is religious imagery altered when it comes into contact with a group that has a different idea of art?1. Northern European Art before Christianity
Helmet and sword hilt from Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century 10
Unexcavated mound, south of EnglandOutline of the Sutton Hoo ship, excavated in 1939
Oseberg ship burial, c. 82512
Purse lid, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century
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Coins from purse, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century
Purse lid and detail, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century
Purse lid and detail, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century
Riace Warrior, ca. 450 B.C.E.
Hinged clasp, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century17
Hinged clasp, detail, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century
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Mosque Lamp, Egypt or Syria, ca. 1340II. The Introduction of Christianity--manuscripts20
Rossano Gospels, 6th century, Apostle Mark, fol. 121 r
Medieval pen types: quill, and reed
Rossano Gospels, 6th century, Apostle Mark, fol. 121 r
Rossano Gospels, 6th century, fol. 3 r
Book of Kells, early 9th century, fol. 34 r
Rossano Gospels, 6th century, fol. 3 r
Book of Durrow, Carpet page, 2nd half of the 7th centuryHinged clasp, detail, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century
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Detail, chi rho, Book of Kells, early 9th century, fol. 34 r
Detail from a hanging bowl, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century
Hinged clasp, detail, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century
Carpet page from the Lindisfarne Gospels, before 698 f. 2 verso28III. Celtic Gospel Books
The Lindisfarne Gospels, before 698 f. 2 verso, f. 3 recto
30Matthews GospelEvangelistsymbol or portraitCarpet page: page of decorative designsText: Liber generationisEnglish: The book of generationsMatthew 1:18: Christi autem generatioNow the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way Christi abbreviated as chi rho
Book of Lindisfarne, f 25v and 26 r, before 698
The Lindisfarne Gospels, before 698, f 26 v and 27 r33
The Lindisfarne Gospels, before 698, f 28 v and 29r34
Chi rho, sarcophagusSymbols of the Four Evangelists, Book of Kells, early 9th century, f. 27 v and f. 28 r
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Matthew and Liber generationis, Book of Kells, early 9th century, f. 28 v and 29 r
List of Christs genealogy from Luke, f. 200v, similar to f. 29 v through 32 r, Book of Kells, early 9th centuryChrist and carpet page, Book of Kells, early 9th century, f. 32 v and 33 r.
Chi rho Book of Kells, early 9th century, fol. 33 v and 34 r
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Detail, Chi rho page, Book of Kells, 34 r, early 9th century41
Detail, Chi rho page, Book of Kells, 34 r, early 9th century
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Book of Kells, early 9th century, fol. 34 r
The Blessing Christ, 1st half of the 6th century
IV. Romanesque Sculpture
Trumeau Souillac, France, c. 112545
Book of Durrow, Carpet page, 2nd half of the 7th century
Trumeau detail, Souillac, France, c. 1125
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Plan, Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, c. 1080-1120
East end with radiating chapels, Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, c. 1080-1120
Moissac Cloister, figure of Durandus the abbot, ca. 1100
Tympanum, Autun Cathedral, France, c. 113049
Plan of Autun Cathedral, France, c. 1130
Eve, lintel, Autun Cathedral, France, c. 113053
Eve, lintel, Autun Cathedral, France, c. 1130
Capitoline Venus, Roman, ca. 200 (Rome Capitoline) V. Gothic Sculpture and stained glassA coda
Notre Dame, Chartres, 1194-1227
Window with Virgin and Child, Notre Dame Chartres, c. 1230
Annunciation, Chartres Cathedral, c. 1180Annuniation, Notre Dame, Reims Cathedral, ca. 1230-55
Eve, lintel, Autun Cathedral, France, c. 1130
Virgin Mary, Notre Dame, Reims Cathedral, ca. 1230
Adam and Eve and the Annunciation, Trs riches heures of the Duke of Berry, Limbourg Brothers, 1411-1416, Muse de Cond, Chantilly France
Chi rho Book of Kells, early 9th century, fol. 34 r
Eve, lintel, Autun Cathedral, France, c. 1130