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Barbarian
personal adornments (bracelets, pendants, belts) showing metalwork, treasury TERM 2
Fibula
DEFINITION 2 decorative pin used to fasten garments, worn by clite members TERM 3
Cloisonne
DEFINITION 3 Medal work technique used for decorating metalwork objects TERM 4
Hibernia
DEFINITION 4 Roman name of Ireland, production of manuscripts of the christian church "hiberno-saxon" arts TERM 5
Iona
DEFINITION 5 Scottish Island, Saint Columba founded important monastery, converting native pics-> christianity "books"
Book of Durrows
symbol of Saint Matthews, intro page of gospels, no written texts/ decorative art with the 4 evangelist, early Christian imagery, carpet pages important passages of sacred text transformed into decorative patterns, every page is dedicated to the symbol of the evangelist who wrote that gospel. TERM 7
Charlemagne?
DEFINITION 7 King of Franks, emperor of Rome, Holy Roman Empire, new era Carolingian period he sought to revive the glory of Early Christian Rome, reunited much of western Europe TERM 8
Lindisfarne Gospels (St.
Matthew)
DEFINITION 8 Marriage between Christian imagery and the animal-interlace style of the gospels, ornamental pages and exemplifies Hiberno-Saxon art at its best, Eadfrith bishop of Lindisfarne, wrote the gospels for God and Saint Cuthbert, images of fantastic animals devouring each other, vivid effect of motion and change. Matthew is sits in his study composing his account of the life of Christ TERM 9
Book of Kells
DEFINITION 9 Greatest achievement of Hiberno-Saxon art, full page illuminations of carpet pages, evangelist symbols, portrayals of the Virgin Mary and Christ, and New Testament scenes, page account about Jesus in the Gospels of Saint Matthew Now this is how the birth of Christ came about passages read on Christmas day, transformed holy words into abstract design of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon metalwork, reveals human and animal figures TERM 10
Holy Roman
empire
DEFINITION 10 political and spiritual alliance with the Pope. Wished to revive all things Roman.
