Early Medieval Art 5H Exam 3
*Borgund Stave Church Viking/Scandinavian
- Elements taken from Viking ships, like the animal figural helm, now like gargoyle characters -Symbolic use of threes, aisles for congregation to walk around church, nave, and apse area as in traditional Christian churches -Protective imagery
Oseberg Burial Ship Viking
-2 women, wealthy, maybe a Queen -Wagon, sled, horse and ox, the ship itself--> transportation into the afterlife -Meant to resemble Sea serpent, spiral helm -Band of protective animal figures and interlacing designs
Gummersmark Brooch Norse
-Animal style Zoomorphic and abstract Anthropomorphic figure
*Chi Rho Iota, Book of Kells Celtic
-Illuminated Manuscript -Birth of Christ, Latin text at bottom reads "And so it Begins" -Interlacing knots, evil contained, circles unity, threes (trinity) Moth (resurrection), Mice (evil) and cats (protectors) -Image of Christ's head, red hair
Jelling Stone Viking
-Memorial for Harald Bluetooth's parents -Inscriptions notes the conversion of the king and the Danes' conversion to Christianity -Christ figure in the cross position, surrounded by interlacing knot/snake design
Sutton Hoo Burial Purse Lid Anglo-Saxon
-animal style -Anthropomorphic and Zoomorphic forms plus geometric designs -Belonged to a wealthy man, possibly a chieftain
illuminated manuscript
Combines illustrations and text
interlaced knot design
Design used at symbolic of protection in pre-Christian culture, used to symbolize snakes and evil in some Christian works often inside a Christian symbol like the Chi Rho Iota or stone cross, symbolic of Christianity restraining or containing evil forces
rune stone
Stone carved with inscriptions of Runic, the Viking written language
Valhalla
Viking Heaven
scriptorium
Where monks would create illuminated manuscripts, do illustrations and write the text
stave
a Scandinavian wooden structure with four huge timbers at its core
bosses
a decorative, knob-like, element unity, balance, link between heaven and earth
vellum
a fine animal skin prepared from writing and painting
zoomorphic
animal-like figures
animal-style
zoomorphic protective symbols