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Why do art historians not know the full representation of Early medieval art? |
Small scale - lost, thrown away, destroyed |
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What is a cloisonne? |
A favored manufacturing process for the jewelry and other costly portable items given to warlords |
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What is the region of Scandinavia? |
Vikings? Idk |
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Why are Bibles so difficult to find from early medieval art times? |
Took a long time to write Bibles because it was all by hand |
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Who is Charlemagne? He was an admirer of what? |
Ruler- Carolingian Renaissance Fan of the arts Loved learning and arts- believed the arts could be used for learning |
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What did Charlemagne do once he returned home from his coronation? |
Ordered the transfer of an equestrian statue of the OstrogothiC King Theodoric from Ravenna to the Carolingian palace complex at Aachen |
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What is Romanesque? |
Artistic style Includes European architecture from 11th and 12th century Includes significant changes in typical art of the time |
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What is problematic about wood structures, specifically churches? Discuss the event of September 1174. |
Wood would catch fire very easily and destroy hard work Canterbury Cathedral was accidentally set ablaze and destroyed |
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What did monks use to change the structure of churches? What is this system called? Other than safety, what else did this change provide? |
Used stone instead of wood - called stone vaulting Desire to provide a suitably majestic setting for the display of relics as well as enhanced acoustics for the Christian liturgy and the music accompanying it |
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Label the Romanesque church portal. |
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