Directions: Read chapter 15 (Romanesque Art) and answer the following questions. You may write or type your responses. Please answer the questions in your own words and with your own efforts.
1. What role do cities, or
urban areas, play in the Romanesque era?
2. What was a
pilgrimage? How did it influence medieval culture, trade, and art?
3. What significant
architectural event occurs after the year 1000 AD?
4. What role does sculpture
have in the Romanesque period?
5. What is the most
striking difference between Romanesque architecture and that of the earlier
Middle Ages? Basically, how did Romanesque churches differ from Early Medieval
churches?
6. What is a Tympanum and what
is its purpose?
7. What is a ribbed vault and
how important is it in Romanesque architecture?
8. What is the most
famous monument of the Tuscan Romanesque?
9. How would you describe the
traits of Romanesque manuscripts as opposed to those seen under Charlemagne’s
time?
10. What does the Bayeux
Tapestry signify? How would you compare it with the Parthenon Frieze?
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