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Early Medieval, Illuminated Manuscripts & Early Islamic Art
Early Medieval, Illuminated Manuscripts & Early Islamic Art
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Early Europe and Early Islamic Art
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Context: Which answers are correct?
Funerary artifact from Visigoth's, used as a broach
Helps understand Barbarian craftsmanship in metalworking
Everyone can have one but this one shows woman's rank/wealth
wealthy woman's grave (Spain) to accompany her in afterlife
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What is the Overall Name and Date for this Hebrew prayer book or illuminated manuscript
Golden Haggadah, 1720 CE
Golden Haggadah, 1920 CE
Golden Haggadah, 1520 CE
Golden Haggadah, 1320 CE
3
Identify: This book is Insular art (British Isles) or Hiberno-Saxon art and is called the
Vienna Gospels, Early Medieval Europe C.700 CE
Book of Hours, Early Medieval Europe C.700 CE
Lindisfarne Gospels Early Medieval Europe C.700 CE
Book of Kells, Early Medieval Europe C.700 CE
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This is the ______?________ from the Golden Haggadah.
Scenes of the Apocalypse
Plaques of Egypt
Scenes of Liberation
Preparation for Passover
5
Context: This is part of a _____?_____that dates from the Gothic era
Hebrew Prayer book telling how to live life
Moralized Bible: images paired with scripturalpassages
Gospels of the Four Evangelists
Illuminated Manuscript
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Context: Qur'an's have all of the following
EXCEPT
?
Clarity of text because many people read it at one time
read left to right like the Bible
Consonants= ink script, vowels= dots/markings around letters
Kufic script with strong uprights and long horizontals
7
The purpose of the Golden Haggadah is to
encourage Jewish children to get involved in Jewish rituals
Used in homes as a means to question & engage in church
Narrate or tell of Jewish Rituals associated with Passover
To teach the Exodus and legends of the Midrash
8
Identify: This page from the Moralized Bible is called ______?______ page.
Medallion of Right and Wrong
Golden Haggadah
Scenes of preparation for Passover
Scenes of the Apocaplyse
9
Identify: Name
Scenes from the Apocalypse
Golden Haggadah
Dedication Page w/ Blanche ofCastile & King Louis IX
Vienna Gospels
10
This ___?___ prayer hall has which identifiers?
Open; candy cane double horseshoe arches made with Voussoirs
Cluster Pier; spolia to create an open floor plan
Cloister; spolia columns attached to double horseshoe arches
Hypostyle; candy cane double arches to gain more height
11
Identify: Name, date and Materials
Folio from the Qur'an, 8-9th c CE, Ink and Gold on parchment
Folio from the Bible, 8-9th c CE, Watercolor on parchment
Folio from the Qur'an, 8-9th c CE, Watercolor on parchment
Folio from the Bible, 8-9th c CE, Ink and Gold on parchment
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Context: the purpose for this is?
gift for diplomats visiting the Iberian Peninsula of Spain
Show power of Caliph symbolizing wealth, power and status
Hold perfume and fragrances for use in Royal Palace
Gift for Caliph's son made by royal workshop
13
Lindisfarne Gospel's Saint Luke's ________ page which is next to the carpet page before text
Incipit
Portrait
Cross inscribed Carpet
Folio
14
Vocabulary: Which Islamic architectural term is NOT seen here?
Qibla Dome covers mihrãb or niche that's inside to ID Mecca
Sahn
Qibla Wall (facing Mecca)
Minbar
15
The Plagues of Egypt, Scenes of Liberation, and Preparation for Passover comes from the ___?___
Jewish Bible
Golden Haggadah
Pyxis of al-Mughira
Lindisfarne Gospels
16
Identify: Name, Date, Materials
Bahram Gur Fights the King, c. 1310-1340, Tempera
Bahram Gur Fights the King, c. 1310-1340, watercolor and ink
Bahram Gur Fights the King, c. 1310-1340, Ink
Bahram Gur Fights the King, c. 1310-1340, Oil
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Artistic decision making....
Atmospheric perspective: Fore/middle/background evident
Spatial relations seen through overlapping planes
Calligraphy diminished with focal point: large middle image
Chinese landscape conventions seen
18
Which
IS NOT
a distinguished feature of Islamic Architecture?
Calligraphy
Icons/People
Arabesque and vegetative motifs
Tessellation
19
Technique: Which word is
NOT
seen here?
Inlaid Metalwork
Zoomorphic designs
Embossing
Cloisonné
20
"Barbarian Ornamental style" of Medieval art characteristics are seen with the Sutton Hoo purse
Intricateinterlace or knotwork,
The fusion of native and imported art
Fretwork, step or key patterns
Abstracted, stylized animal motifs
21
Identify: Name, Date,
Sultan Muhammad, Court of Gayumars,Iran 1725-35 CE
Sultan Muhammad, Court of Gayumars,Iran 1525-35 BCE
Sultan Muhammad, Court of Gayumars,Iran 1525-35 CE
Sultan Muhammad, Court of Gayumars,Iran 1925-35 CE
22
Context: What is going on in this Moralized Bible page
Royal imagery (fleur-de-lis crown) shows divine right 2 rule
Monk & Scribe creates this Bible as Monk directs scribe
Regent Queen teaching future King how to rule correctly
Old/New Testament scripts paired with a picture
23
Context/Content: This Iranian manuscript shows Sassanian dynasty Iranian King
Influence of trade with rich European fabrics and dress
defeating the Karg (unicorn) on his trip to India
Ideal King; golden halo & crown; figure in shadowless world
Visual imagery to a literary plot makes it easier to read
24
Artistic Decisions:
minute details yet it doesn't overwhelm the viewer
Richly decorated environment, multicolored patterns,
Harmony between man and nature/landscape
hierarchy of importance, flat planes for each realm
25
Identify: Name, Date, Technique
Merovingian looped fibulae. 1500 C.E. Repousse
Merovingian looped fibulae. Mid-sixth century C.E. Repousse
Merovingian looped fibulae. Mid-sixth century B.C.E. incise
Merovingian looped fibulae. 1000 C.E. inlay
26
The West Gate at Cordoba's Mosque has what
specific
Islamic characteristic?
Calligraphy and intricate surface patterns due to idolatry
Keyhole arch
Candy cane arch
Horseshoe arch
27
Identify: Material and Inspiration
Ink, opaque Watercolor, Gold on paper, Epic Persian Poem
Ink, opaque Watercolor, Gold on paper, Iliad
Ink, opaque Watercolor, Gold on paper, Dante's Inferno
Ink, opaque Watercolor, Gold on paper, Ceasar
28
This is the ______?________ from the Golden Haggadah.
Plaques of Egypt
Scenes of Liberation
Preparation for Passover
Scenes of the Apocalypse
29
Identify: Name and Date
Great MosqueConstantinople, Turkey, Umayyad. C 785-786CE
Great Mosque Isfahan, Iran. C 785-786CE
Great MosqueCórdoba Spain, Umayyad. C 785-786CE
Great Mosque Djenne, Mali. C 785-786CE
30
Identify: Name, Date, Material
Baptismal font of Sainte Louis, c. 968 C.E. Ivory.
Pyxis of al-Mughira, c. 968 C.E. Ivory.
Pyxis of Saint Foye, c. 968 C.E. Ivory.
Pyxis of al-Mughira, c. 968 C.E. Stone
31
Context: The Lindesfarne Gospels is famous for Bishop Eadfrith's imagery of ________?
The Four Evangelists
Marriage between Christian imagery & animal-interlace style
Codex that brought the word of God to illiterate population
Life of Jesus told by Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
32
Context: The Cross-inscribed carpet page uses everything
EXCEPT
:
geometrical ornamentation, repeated hybrid animal forms
Vellum, Gold and Ink
Heavy, stable cross confining the business of the interlace
Tempera Paint, Gold on Parchment
33
The ___?___ is a bay that is reserved for the Caliph?
Maqsura
Minbar
Qibla
Mihrab
34
Context: Which statements
RE
correct?
Monumental decorated gates with geometric patterns
floorplan or footprint has been enlarged several times
The plain decorations are predominant except for the portals
The complex served as catholic cathedral w/ Roman influences
35
Artistic decisions: This luxury art highlights Spanish Islamic traditions in that it......
Eight Medallions showing pleasure activities of royal court
shows Muslim Spain traditional iconography
has a decorated, carved lid unique to Spain
Carvings of calligraphy, hunting and vegetative motifs
36
These are ___?___ domes resembling flowers. Some of which are covered with honeycombed ___?___
Mihrab/Muquarnes
Mihrab/Maqsura
Minbar/Maqsura
Minbar/Muquarnes
37
This is the ______?________ from the Golden Haggadah.
Scenes of the Apocalypse
Preparation for Passover
Plaques of Egypt
Scenes of Liberation
38
This is Lindisfarne Gospel's Saint ________ portrait page because of his symbol the ________.
John/Eagle
Matthew/Man
Luke/Winged cow or ox
Mark/Lion