Exam 15: Early Medieval Art in Europe

Which Roman prototype provided an artistic model for realizing Charlemagne's vision of "the Renewal of the Roman Empire"?

Most Carolingian churches followed the __________plan.

__________ are people from outside the empire who could only "barble" Greek or Latin.

Much Scandinavian architecture consisted of wooden frames filled with __________, or woven branches covered with mud or other substances.

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What structure is at the center of the Saint Gall Plan which reflects the basic design used in the layout of medieval monasteries?

How does the Page with St. Matthew the Evangelist from the Ebbo Gospels demonstrate Carolingian innovation in manuscript illumination?

The Doors of Bishop Bernward in Hildesheim are notable as the most complex __________ since antiquity.

The Vikings erected large memorial ______ stones, which are covered with inscriptions in the twig-like letters of an early Germanic alphabet.

The development of minuscule, _________________, was a significant contribution of the Carolingian period.

What artistic elements characterize the Book of Kells ?

The Latin script letters used to create illustrated books were either __________ (capitals) or __________ (lowercase).

What are the two types of Scandinavian timber construction?

Images of ____________ were adorned with Viking jewelry, houses, beds, wagons and more.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the so-called "animal style" which dominated the arts by the fifth century?

The picture stone ordered by Harald the Bluetooth depicts __________________.

The Book of Kells was produced on __________, an animal skin prepared for writing.

Which of the following is NOT true of Irish high crosses?

What were the uses of books during the Carolingian empire?

Vikings erected large memorial stones; __________ contained inscriptions and __________ were covered with figural decoration.