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Romanesque Art
c. 1050-1200
Carolingian Empire
Ruled by Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Frankish warlord Wealthy and Powerful Divine Power
Byzantine Empire
c. 315-1453 Christian Spoke Greek Theocracy
Justinian I
Byzantine Emperor (c. 527-565) Reunited the parts of the Roman Empire Justinian Code- a revised version of the Roman Law
Catacomb
Underground burial galleries
Eucharist
The consumption of bread and wine (community)
Latin-Cross/ Basilica Plan
Church plan based on the basilica type, in its layout resembling a cruciform shape (a long nave & 3 shorter arms
Greek Cross/ Central Plan
Church plan of a square central cross with 4 equally spaced arms
Monastic Communities
The primary repositories for learning in the Medieval Ages Learn Philosophy, Medicine, Law, Math, Astronomy, and Theology Monks
Westwork
West facing entrance to a Church with multiple stories between 2 towers.
Illuminated Manuscript
a handwritten book that has been decorated with gold, silver, brilliant colors, or elaborate designs or miniature pictures
Parts of a Romanesque Church Portal
Jambs: sides of the doorway Trumeau: center post supporting the lintel Lintel: horizontal beam above the doorway Tympanum: semi circle above the lintel where the sculpture goes
Nave Elevation Parts
Nave arcade (Bottom) Triforium gallery (Middle) Clerestory (Top)
Parts of a Church Plan
based on the cross 1. apse - semicircular East end 2. nave - main middle part 3. ambulatory - covered walkway, outer isles 4. narthex - porch/entrance on West end 5. transept - axis crossing the nave
Pilgrimage
A long journey made to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion Santiago de compostela
Relic
An object (such as a piece of clothing or the bone of a saint) that is considered holy
William "The Conquer"
Duke of Normandy c. 1028­-1087 Bastard child
Normans
Descendants of Vikings Known for their strength Normandy
Peter Striking the Rock
Catacombs of Commodilla Rome, Italy Late 4th century
Hagia Sophia
Anthemius of Tralles & Isidorus of Miletus, c. 532-537

Mosaic of the Virgin Mary and Christ Child
Marks end of iconoclasm in Byzantine empire c. 867 Hagia Sophia
San Vitale
c. 526-547


 Ravenna, Italy

 Byzantine
 Naturalistic

Emperor Justinian and His Attendants
Church of San Vitale
 Mosaic c. 547 Justinian is head of state and head of church- he wears a crown and a purple cloak and carries a paten to hold the Host.
 Church officials at his left symbolize Christ and his church..
Virgin and Child with Saints and Angelsu
6th century
 Icon Encaustic on wood
 Mary as the in between for People and God

Purse cover, from Sutton Hoo burial ship
c. . 615-625 
 Cloisonné plaques of gold, garnet and enamel 
 Suffolk, England

Cross Page
Early Medieval c. 698 Lindisfarne Gospels England
St. Matthew
Tempera on Vellum c. 698 Lindisfarne Gospels
Chi-rho-iota page from Book of Kells
Late 8th or early 9th century Tempera on vellum
Abbey Church of Corvey, westwork
c. 815 Carolingian
Lorsch Gatehouse
c. 800 Riff on Triumphal Arch/ Arch of Constantine
Page with Saint Matthew the Evangelist, Coronation Gospels
From the Coronation Gospels 
 c. 800-810 
 Ink and tempera on vellum

Page with Matthew the Evangelist
Carolingian From the Ebbo Gospels c. 816-840 
 Ink and tempera on vellum
Church of Saint-Etienne
Caen, France Begun 1067
Portal, Moissac Abbey
Romanesque Period Moissac, France Church of St. Pierre Image of christ enthroned, with beasts of the apocalypse 12th century
Trumeau Sculpture, Portal of Mossaic Abbey
12th century

Gislebertus, The Last Judgement
Saint-Lazare ,Autun , France c. 1120-40
Cloister
Exterior space for the monastic community
Theocracy
No separation between Christ and Government
Iconoclasm
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