Read chapter 14 and answer the following questions
IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Just you and your book. Type or NEALY hand write your
answers.
1. On what kind of objects do we usually find
animal style art? How does this relate to the peoples who developed the style
and the way they lived?
2. Describe the unique significance of the Book of
Kells as an illuminated manuscript.
3. How plentiful were books in the Middle Ages? Who
owned books? Who created books? What purpose did most books created at this
time serve?
4. What does the Plan of a Monastery tell us about
the importance of monasteries and their link to the Imperial court?
5. Compare St. Matthew from the Coronation Gospels
with St. Matthew from the Gospel Book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims. How are they
similar, and how do they differ? How has the figure in the Ebbo Gospels been
transformed?
6. Why is the Utrecht Psalter considered
extraordinary?
7. Consider the portrayal of Christ on the cover of
the Lindau Gospels. Why was he portrayed in this manner?
8. "In the Gero Crucifix, we meet an image of
the crucified Savior that is new to Western art." How is this image
different? Compare it to the Lindau Gospels. What differences are particularly
striking?
9. How are the images on the bronze Doors of the
Cathedral of Hildesheim arranged? What do they convey to anyone entering the
church through these doors?
10. Additional Terms & Artworks to define
• Cloisonne
• Purse Lid from a Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
• Scriptoria
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