AP Art History Ch. 14 Early Medieval art in Europe
Animal Style
A medieval art form in which animals are depicted in a stylized and often complicated pattern, usually seen fighting with one another
Cloister
a rectangular open-air monastery courtyard with a covered arcade surrounding it
Gospels
the first four books of the New Testament that chronicle the life of Jesus
Codex (Codices)
A manuscript book
Horror Vacui
"fear of empty space" a type of artwork in which the entire surface is filled with objects, people, designs, and ornaments in a crowded, sometimes congested way
Scriptoorium (scriptoria)
a place in a monastery where monks wrote manuscripts
Westwork
a monumental entrance to a Carolingian church in which two towers flank a lower central entrance
Cloissonne
enamelwork in which colored areas are seperated by thin bands of metal, usually gold or bronze