ARTH 103 1nd Edition Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture XXV Byzantine Art Architecture XXVI Early Islamic Art Architecture Outline of Current Lecture XXVII Hiberno Saxon Viking Empires XXVIII The Carolingian Empires XXIX Mozarabic Ottonian Empires Current Lecture XXVII Hiberno Saxon Viking Empires Includes the British Isles Ireland and south of Norway Influenced by Viking Art Cloak Clasp Worn on the shoulder Made by using gold and precious stones Millefiore means a thousand flowers in Italian very intricate designs Golden bands are actually dragons which were cut away openwork Boars on the clasp are a symbol of strength Board are made by using cloissone meaning to partition in French creating little compartments out of gold and filling it Chi Rho Iota Page from The Book of Kells Initial Page first 3 letters of Christ or Kristos in Greek Densely covered with decorations Uses a lot of hidden symbolism that relates to Christianity ie Cat Mouse Mouse gets into the Eucharist bread and the cat chases it down cat good mouse evil These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Borgund Stave Church One of the few examples of Viking churches because churches were made with perishable items such as wood Stave huge pieces of timber used as supports in the ceiling Wattle and daub creating a small network of twigs wattle and covered with mud daub Thatching how the roof was created creating a network of sticks and twigs and pressing moss into it Dragons protruding from roof are metaphorically protecting the church XXVIII The Carolingian Empire Monks and nuns are the most highly educated people during this time Monasteries are the centers of knowledge and learning Palace of Charlemagne Heavily decorated palace reflecting Byzantine work wanted to recall the greatness of the Byzantine Empire Books and Scrolls all books at this time were handwritten by monks and nuns Scriptorium place where books were written Illumination foils gold and silver pressed into pages to create glowing illustrations Early Christian and Jewish texts were written on scrolls Vellum animal skins that were used to write on Page with Matthew the Evangelist from The Ebbo Gospels all four Gospels in one book each gospel is separated by a full portrait of the Evangelist Not perfectly naturalistic still some abstract qualities Top right of page angel St Matthew was illiterate so an angel assisted him in writing the gospel Crucifixion with Angels Mourning Figures Meant to create a sense of awe with materials used Christ is not shown to be in pain metaphor of how the church is triumphant XXIX Mozarabic Ottonian Empires Heavily influenced by Islamic Art Seven Headed Dragon Woman Clothed with the Sun Produced by Maius visionary imagery from the Book of Revelation Woman clothed with the Sun a protective figure Dragon manifestation of evil Ottoman Empire Encompasses Germany Church of Cyriakus Built out of stone Home of the relics of St Cyriakus Arcade row of arches Gallery elevated space where people can watch Church services Elerestory row of arched windows All these are different heights of elevation which will later be the formula of Ottonian Churches Doors of Bishop Bernward Cast bronze doors 16ft tall Highly narrative starts with the book of Genesis and ends with stories of the life of Jesus Christ Presentation Page with Abbess Hitda St Walpanga Taking vows A very successful convent had enough money to fund her own gospel book Most powerful women nuns in Medieval society due to their education