Section 10a: Early Medieval Art (p. 241-256)

Stylistically, Early Medieval Art was a blend of which cultures?

Why were manuscripts such as the Ebbo Gospels only created by the wealthy monasteries?

What are the three parts to a "three-part elevation" in a Carolingian basilica?

Refer to explicit details on the Sutton Hoo purse cover to identify the wide-ranging sources of motifs found on the piece.

What aspects or elements of the Matthew the Evangelist portrait of the Ebbo Gospels (figure 10-10) give the evangelist a quality of spiritual excitement?

How did the 'Holy Roman Empire' come about?

Cathedral of Aachen (Germany)	Christ Enthroned with Saints & Otto I (Germany / North Italy c962)
Presentation page from the Hitda Gospels (11th century)	Bishop Bernward Doors (St. Mary's, Hildsheim Germany 1015)
Sutton Hoo (here's another Sutton Hoo website)	The Book of Kells (Chi Rho Page)