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Merovingian Looped Fibula, Early Medieval Europe. Mid 6 th Century. Silver gily in filigree with garnets and stone

Purse cover from Sutton Hoo ship burial

Animal Head post from Oseberg, Norway, wood

Oseberg Ship from ship burial

Wood-carved ornament (porch of stave church), Norway. 11th century

The 4 EvangelistsMatthew: winged man or angel

Mark: lion

Luke: ox

John: eagle

Man (symbol of St Matthew) from Book of Durrow, Iona, Scotland 660-680

55. Carpet Page and St. Matthew from Lindisfarne Gospels, Northumbria, England, 698-721, Hiberno Saxon, Early Medieval

High Cross of Muiredach, Ireland. 923

San Juan Bautista, Banos de Cerrato, Spain 661

Charlemagne & The Carolingian Period

• First Holy Roman Emperor

• Wanted to revive the glory of ancient & early Christian Rome

• Emphasis on education, the arts and classical text

• Moved capital of Empire to Aachen, Germany

• Encouraged use of Roman building tecnhiques in architecture

Equestrain Portrait of Charlemagne, Metz, France, 9th century

St. Matthew from Coronation Gospels, 800-810

St Matthew, from the Ebbo Gospels. c. 816-835

Crucifixion, front cover of Lindau Gospels. c. 870

Odo of Metz, Restored plan of the Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen. 792-805

Odo of Metz Interior of the Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen, Germany. 792-805

Schematic plan for monastery at St. Gall, Switzerland. c. 819

Abby Church , Corvey, Germany 873-885

Ottonian Art• Carolingian empire fell apart due to many

factors including viking invasions

• The Otto’s were a German line of emperors and revived again the tradition of Carolingian.

• Bishop Bernward was major patron of Ottonian art

• Made Hildesheim, Germany the center of learning

St. Michael’s, Hildesheim, Germany 1001-1031

Nave of St Michael's, Hildesheim. c 1001-1031

Plan & Section St. Michael’s, Hildesheim

Plan St. Michael’s

Doors with relief panels (Genesis, left door; life of Christ, right door), St. Michael's. 1015

Adam & Eve Reproached by the Lord. detail of bronze doors of St. Michael's. 1015

Column with reliefs illustrating the life of Christ, St. Michael's. c. 1015-1022

Crucifix of Archbishop Gero. c. 970