CHI RHO IOTA PAGE FROM THE BOOK OF KELLS Probably made at Iona, Scotland. Late 8th or early 9th century. Oxgall inks and pigments on vellum, 12-3/4"

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CHI RHO IOTA PAGE FROM THE BOOK OF KELLSProbably
made at Iona, Scotland. Late 8th or early 9th
century.Oxgall inks and pigments on vellum,
12-3/4" 9-1/2" (32.5 24 cm).The Board of
Trinity College, Dublin. MS. 58, fol. 34r. Fig.
15-01
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EUROPE OF THE EARLY MIDDLE AGESMap 15-01
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JEWELRY OF QUEEN ARNEGUNDEDiscovered in her
tomb, excavated at the Abbey of Saint-Denis,
Paris. Burial c. 580-590. Gold, silver, garnets,
and glass beads length of pin 10-3/8" (26.4
cm).Musée des Antiquités Nationales,
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. Fig. 15-02
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GUMMERSMARK BROOCHDenmark. 6th century. Silver
gilt, height 5-3/4" (14.6 cm).Nationalmuseet,
Copenhagen. Fig. 15-03
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HINGED CLASP, FROM THE SUTTON HOO BURIAL
SHIPSuffolk, England. First half of 7th century.
Gold plaques with granulation and inlays of
garnet and checked millefiori glass, length 5"
(12.7 cm).British Museum, London. Fig. 15-04
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SYMBOL OF THE EVANGELIST MATTHEW, GOSPEL BOOK OF
DURROWPage from the Gospel of Matthew. Probably
made at Iona, Scotland, or in northern England.
Second half of 7th century. Ink and tempera on
parchment, 9-5/8" 6-1/8" (24.4 15.5 cm).The
Board of Trinity College, Dublin. MS. 57, fol.
21v. Fig. 15-05
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PAGE WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE TEXT OF MATTHEW'S
GOSPEL, LINDISFARNE GOSPEL BOOKLindisfarne. c.
715-720. Ink and tempera on vellum, 13-3/8"
9-7/16" (34 24 cm).The British Library,
London. Cotton MS. Nero D.IV, fol. 27r. Fig.
15-06
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MATTHEW WRITING HIS GOSPEL, LINDISFARNE GOSPEL
BOOKLindisfarne. c. 715-720. Ink and tempera on
vellum, 13-3/8" 9-7/16" (34 24 cm). The
British Library, London. Cotton MS. Nero D.IV,
fol. 25v Fig. 15-07
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EZRA RESTORING THE SACRED SCRIPTURES, IN THE
BIBLE KNOWN ASTHE CODEX AMIATINUSWearmouth-Jarro
w. c. 700-715.Ink and tempera on vellum, 20"
13-1/2" (50.5 34.3 cm).Biblioteca Medicea
Laurenziana, Florence. Cod. Amiat. I, fol. 5r
Fig. 15-08
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SOUTH CROSS, AHENNYCounty Tipperary,
Ireland.8th century. Sandstone. Fig. 15-09
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Maius WOMAN CLOTHED WITH THE SUN, THE MORGAN
BEATUSMonastery of San Salvador at Tábara, León,
Spain. 940-945.Tempera on vellum, 15-1/8"
22-1/6" (38.5 56 cm).The Morgan Library and
Museum, New York. MS. M644, fols. 152v-153r.
Fig. 15-10
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Emeterius and Ende, with the scribe Senior BATTLE
OF THE BIRD AND THE SERPENT, COMMENTARY ON THE
APOCALYPSE BY BEATUS AND COMMENTARY ON DANIEL BY
JEROMEMade for Abbot Dominicus, probably at the
monastery of San Salvador at Tábara, León, Spain.
Completed July 6, 975. Tempera on parchment,
15-3/4" 10-1/4" (40 26 cm).Cathedral
Library, Gerona, Spain. MS. 711, fol. 18v Fig.
15-11
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GRIPPING BEASTS, DETAIL OF OSEBERG SHIPc.
815-820. Wood.Vikingskiphuset, Universitets
Oldsaksamling, Oslo, Norway. Fig. 15-12
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ROYAL RUNE STONES, RIGHT-HAND STONE ORDERED BY
KING HARALD BLUETOOTHJelling, Denmark.
983-985.Granite, 3-sided, height about 8' (2.44
m). Fig. 15-13
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EXTERIOR (A) AND CUTAWAY DRAWING (B) OF STAVE
CHURCH, BORGUND, NORWAYc. 1125-1150. Fig.
15-14a
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EXTERIOR (A) AND CUTAWAY DRAWING (B) OF STAVE
CHURCH, BORGUND, NORWAYc. 1125-1150. Fig.
15-14b
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EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF CHARLES THE BALD (?)9th
century. Bronze, height 9-1/2" (24.4 cm).Musée
du Louvre, Paris. Fig. 15-15
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INTERIOR VIEW (A) AND SECTION DRAWING (B), PALACE
CHAPEL OF CHARLEMAGNEAachen (Aix-la-Chapelle),
Germany. 792-805. Fig. 15-16a
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INTERIOR VIEW (A) AND SECTION DRAWING (B), PALACE
CHAPEL OF CHARLEMAGNEAachen (Aix-la-Chapelle),
Germany. 792-805. Fig. 15-16b
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WESTWORK, ABBEY CHURCH OF CORVEYWestphalia,
Germany.Late 9th century (upper stories mid 12th
century). Fig. 15-17
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SAINT GALL PLAN (ORIGINAL AND REDRAWN WITH
CAPTIONS)c. 817. Original in red ink on
parchment, 28" 44-1/8" (71.1 112.1
cm).Stiftsbibliothek, Saint Gall, Switzerland.
Cod. Sang. 1092 Fig. 15-18a
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SAINT GALL PLAN (ORIGINAL AND REDRAWN WITH
CAPTIONS)c. 817. Original in red ink on
parchment, 28" 44-1/8" (71.1 112.1
cm).Stiftsbibliothek, Saint Gall, Switzerland.
Cod. Sang. 1092 Fig. 15-18b
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PAGE WITH ST. MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST, CORONATION
GOSPELSGospel of Matthew. Early 9th century.
12-3/4" 9-7/8" (36.3 25 cm).Kunsthistorische
Museum, Vienna. Fig. 15-19
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PAGE WITH ST. MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST, EBBO
GOSPELSGospel of Matthew. Second quarter of 9th
century.Ink, gold, and colors on vellum, 10-1/4"
8-3/4" (26 22.2 cm).Médiathèque d'Épernay,
France. MS. 1, fol. 18v. Fig. 15-20
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A CLOSER LOOK Psalm 23 in the Utrecht Psalterc.
816-835. Ink on parchment, 13" 9-7/8" (33 25
cm). Utrecht University Library. MS. 32, fol.
13r.
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CRUCIFIXION WITH ANGELS AND MOURNING FIGURES,
LINDAU GOSPELSOuter cover. c. 870-880.Gold,
pearls, sapphires, garnets, and emeralds, 13-3/4"
10-3/8" (36.9 26.7 cm).The Morgan Library
and Museum, New York. MS. 1. Fig. 15-21
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OTTO I PRESENTING MAGDEBURG CATHEDRAL TO
CHRISTOne of a series of 17 ivory plaques known
as the Magdeburg Ivories, possibly carved in
Milan. c. 962-968. Ivory, 5" 4-1/2" (12.7
11.4 cm).Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941 (41.100.157).
Fig. 15-22
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PLAN (A) AND INTERIOR (B), CHURCH OF ST.
CYRIAKUS, GERNRODEHarz, Saxony-Anhalt,
Germany.Begun 961 consecrated 973. Fig. 15-23a
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PLAN (A) AND INTERIOR (B), CHURCH OF ST.
CYRIAKUS, GERNRODEHarz, Saxony-Anhalt,
Germany.Begun 961 consecrated 973. Fig. 15-23b
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GERO CRUCIFIXCologne Cathedral, Germany. c.
970.Painted and gilded wood, height of figure
6'2" (1.88 m). Fig. 15-24
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DOORS OF BISHOP BERNWARDMade for the abbey
church of St. Michael, Hildesheim, Germany.1015.
Bronze, height 16'6" (5 m). Fig. 15-25
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PRESENTATION PAGE WITH ABBESS HITDA AND ST.
WALPURGA, HITDA GOSPELSEarly 11th century. Ink
and colors on vellum, 11-3/8" 5-5/8" (29 14.2
cm). Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek,
Darmstadt. Fig. 15-26
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PAGE WITH CHRIST WASHING THE FEET OF HIS
DISCIPLES, GOSPELS OF OTTO IIIc. 1000. Ink,
gold, and colors on vellum, approx. 8" 6" (20.5
14.5 cm).Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich.
Clm 4453, fol. 237r. Fig. 15-27