Exam 15: Early Medieval Art in Europe

Much of our knowledge of Merovingian art is based on the discovery of their _________________.

How does the life of Galla Placidia bring the fall of the Roman Empire to life?

Maius's illustrations for Beatus's Commentary on the Apocalype reveals the bold patterns and colorful forms that characterizes the____________.

In the early 900s, a new Saxon dynasty came to power in lands corresponding roughly to present-day Germany and Austria; this dynasty was known as the __________ dynasty.

Both crosses and _________ appear on the gables of the Borgund Stave Church in Norway to guard the church and its congregation from trolls and demons.

The burial site discovered at Sutton Hoo revealed the grave's occupant had been buried in a ________________.

The timber churches that survive in rural Norway are called __________ churches, from the four huge staffs that form their structural core.

The animated poses of the angels and mourners on the cover of the Lindau Gospels are similar to the energetic expressionism of ____________.

What was the result of St. Augustine's successful mission?

What was the appearance of the new style that emerged in Scandinavia and the British Isles in the tenth century?

What are common themes for medieval book covers and what are examples of each?

Mozarabic style combines Christian forms with the artistic style of what culture?

Charlemagne's private chapel was in the city of __________.

Seafaring bands of Norse seamen were called __________ or "people from the coves."

Which material was NOT used by Ottonian artists?

Christians in the Muslim territories were called __________.

What were the special needs of the monastic community?

What is was the most likely use of the Lindisfarne Gospels?

Why did many Ottonian cathedrals burn down in the eleventh century?

How does the artist of the Gospels of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims portray St. Matthew ?