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Medieval Manuscripts and Sculpture. Oct. 16, 2012. Santa Sabina Rome, 423-432. Notre Dame Cathedral Amiens , c. 1220-1226. c. Riace warrior, ca. 450 BCE. Icon of Christ, Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai, Egypt, 6 th century CE. Messianism: Maitreya & Jesus.
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Medieval Manuscripts and Sculpture Oct. 16, 2012
Santa Sabina Rome, 423-432 Notre Dame Cathedral Amiens, c. 1220-1226
c Riace warrior, ca. 450 BCE Icon of Christ, Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai, Egypt, 6th century CE
How is religious imagery altered when it comes into contact with a group that has a different idea of art?
Helmet and sword hilt from Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century
Outline of the Sutton Hoo ship, excavated in 1939 Unexcavated mound, south of England
Purse lid and detail, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century Riace Warrior, ca. 450 B.C.E.
Rossano Gospels, 6thcentury, fol. 3 r Book of Kells, early 9th century, fol. 34 r
Hinged clasp, detail, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century Book of Durrow, Carpet page, 2nd half of the 7th century
Detail from a hanging bowl, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century Detail, chi rho, Book of Kells, early 9th century, fol. 34 r
Hinged clasp, detail, Sutton Hoo ship burial, 7th century Carpet page from the Lindisfarne Gospels, before 698 f. 2 verso
Matthew’s Gospel • Evangelist—symbol or portrait • Carpet page: page of decorative designs • Text: Liber generationis • English: The book of generations • Matthew 1:18: Christi autem generatio” • “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way” Christi abbreviated as chi rho
Symbols of the Four Evangelists, Book of Kells, early 9th century, f. 27 v and f. 28 r
Matthew and Liber generationis, Book of Kells, early 9th century, f. 28 v and 29 r
List of Christ’s genealogy from Luke, f. 200v, similar to f. 29 v through 32 r, Book of Kells, early 9th century
Christ and carpet page, Book of Kells, early 9th century, f. 32 v and 33 r.
Chi rho Book of Kells, early 9th century, fol. 33 v and 34 r
Detail, Chi rho page, Book of Kells, 34 r, early 9th century
Detail, Chi rho page, Book of Kells, 34 r, early 9th century
Book of Kells, early 9th century, fol. 34 r The Blessing Christ, 1st half of the 6th century
Trumeau detail, Souillac, France, c. 1125 Book of Durrow, Carpet page, 2nd half of the 7th century
East end with radiating chapels, Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, c. 1080-1120 Plan, Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, c. 1080-1120