Early Medieval Art Illuminated Manuscripts Book of Kells

Early Medieval Art: Illuminated Manuscripts Book of Kells St. Gall Godescalc Evangelistary Utrecht Psalter

A monk-cellarer tasting wine from a barrel whilst filling a jug. From Li Livres dou Santé - France, late 13 th century. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=1 Wp. O 5 WBp. UVQ&list=PLAAA 31 CDE 7532648 F 5: 00 Name of the Rose--Scriptorium

King Arthur Fighting the Saxons illustration taken from the Rochefoucauld Grail

Battle of Menfo from the Hungarian Chronicon Pictum 1360

Chi Rho Iota page Book of Matthew, chapter one, verse eighteen from The Book of Kells late 8 th or early 9 th century oxgall inks and pigments on vellum http: //digitalcollections. tcd. ie/home/index. php? DRIS_ID=MS 58_003 v What do we need to notice?

interlace patterns

ribbon interlace from the Book of Durrow 650 -700 Making Manuscripts http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=1 a. DHJu 9 J 10 o&featur e=relmfu&edufilter=-UYcv. QGRLkt. Rabt. XL 3 Eq 1 w The Structure of a Medieval Manuscript http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=HKBJkf 2 xbq. I

Illuminated tugra of Sultan Suleyman, from Istanbul, Turkey c. 1555 -1560 ink, paint, and gold on paper

Who are the four evangelists? • • Matthew – symbol: winged man or angel Mark– symbol: winged lion Luke– symbol: winged ox or bull John– symbol: eagle According to tradition these four men wrote the four Gospel accounts in the New Testament. However, Elaine Pagels (a professor at Princeton University) makes a case for other Gnostic Gospels by Thomas and Judas as well as others; these gospels were not included in the orthodox text of the new testament. Elaine Pagels: The Gnostic Gospels Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of St. Thomas

Page with Mark the Evangelist Book of Mark, Godescalc Evangelistary 781 -783 ink, gold, colors on vellum Produced in Charlemagne's Court. What do we need to notice?

Page with Christ in Majesty Book of Mark, Godescalc Evangelistary 781 -783 ink, gold, colors on vellum Produced in Charlemagne's Court. What do we need to notice?

Page with Matthew the Evangelist Book of Matthew Ebbo Gospels, c. 816 -35 Smarthistory: Saint Matthew from the Ebbo Gospel http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=eq. C 8 g. Vxx. Bs&list=PLEEA 1 BAEC 5 B 2 F 7654&index=40

Hitda Codex The Annunciation c. 1020 Illumination Hessische Landesbibliothek, Darmstadt What is the annunciation? When the Archangel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will conceive God’s child; according to apocrypha, at the very moment the archangel Gabriel makes this pronouncement, Mary becomes pregnant. Christ appears in her womb!

York Psalter Expulsion from Paradise c. 1170 Illumination on parchment, 290 x 185 mm University Library, Glasgow Gen 3: 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return. Gen 3: 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Utrecht Psalter ca. 850

detail from Utrecht Psalter ca. 850

Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples Aachen Gospels of Otto III c. 1000

The Garden of Gethsemane The Kiss of Judas Aachen Gospels of Otto III c. 1000

Fécamp Psalter c. 1180 Illumination on parchment, 170 x 110 mm Royal Library, The Hague

Feeding the Pigs with Acorns c. 1180 Illumination on parchment Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag

Falconry c. 1180 Illumination on parchment Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag

The Martyrdom of St Lawrence 1190 s Illumination on parchment Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag St. Lawrence was martyred during Emperor Valerian’s persecutions of Christians in A. D. 258. He refused to turn over the church’s treasure to the prefect and instead gave it to the poor; he was arrested and tortured on a burning gridiron.

The Digital Scriptorium http: //scriptorium. columbia. edu/ Videos Making Manuscripts http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=1 a. DHJu 9 J 10 o&feature=relmfu&edufilter=-UYcv. QGRLkt. Rabt. XL 3 Eq 1 w The Structure of a Medieval Manuscript http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=HKBJkf 2 xbq. I Secret histories of illuminated manuscripts: the MINIARE project http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=YMRv. Xn. B 7 u. Jg&list=TLKXg_4 oy. Alyo. E 2 p. Ow 2 UCiy. Qh. J 5 r. D 3 WFh. R The Production of Medieval Manuscripts http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=dh. Q 8 Um 221 Eo&feature=fvwrel&edufilter=-UYcv. QGRLkt. Rabt. XL 3 Eq 1 w Manuscripts http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=e_Us 5 TGPFe 0&feature=c 4 -overview-vl&list=PLA 024 C 97274 BEF 01 F The Book of Kells: The Pages of History http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=HMvf. MVBh. UXI&feature=related&edufilter=-UYcv. QGRLkt. Rabt. XL 3 Eq 1 w Illuminated Manuscripts ("Nowhere Man" by the Beatles) http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=81 tmu. A 2 Dddk&edufilter=-UYcv. QGRLkt. Rabt. XL 3 Eq 1 w Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim (UNESCO/NHK) http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=1 c. GTppnz 9 n 8&edufilter=-UYcv. QGRLkt. Rabt. XL 3 Eq 1 w The Cloisters Museum and Gardens: Behind the Scenes with the Director http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ti. YENYz_v 4 s&feature=related&edufilter=-UYcv. QGRLkt. Rabt. XL 3 Eq 1 w