CHAPTER 16 -- EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE
1. Read the chapter.

 View this site on Viking Art from "Viking Heritage."

        Hiberno-Saxon open cloisonne clasp, c. 5th century.
2. Vocabulary and terminology:
 
NORSE, VALHALLA, VIKINGS, ABSTRACT PATTERNING, ANIMAL STYLE, RUNE STONES AND PICTURE STONES, RIBBON INTERLACE AND ANIMAL INTERLACE, CLOISONNE, PARCHMENT, VELLUM, ILLUMINATION
3. Key items to remember:
    a. Describe the materials, methods, and design elements of the 'treasures' found in the Sutton Hoo burial.  In what ways are these typical of the northern European peoples?  See textbook comments on pages 408-410.
    b. What design elements exemplify the Hiberno-Saxon and Celtic styles?  See pages 410-412.
    c. Compare the design influence and motifs of the medieval manuscripts in Celtic (Hiberno-Saxon), Carolingian, and Ottonian styles.  See pages 411-414, 417-418, and 426-428.
    d. What is the impetus for the artistic changes in the Carolingian period?  See pages 415-421, and the inset on page 416. 
    e. Examine the importance and artistic influence of the medieval monasteries.  See pages 419-420, and the inset on page 420. 
    f. Why is the style of art, architecture, and manuscripts from the Ottonian period different from the earlier periods of the middle ages? See pages 422 to the end of the chapter.
4. Art from text to remember:
5. Visit and explore the following
6. Write a chapter report related to one item from #3 or #4 above.

Submit the report by Wednesday.  For extra credit, see if you can find a "Gotland Picture Stone."  Send the image and link to me at mhoover@accd.edu  (Please note:  Summer Session reports are due as noted in the schedule).

7. Respond to someone else's report or comments.

Post to the LISTSERV by Friday.  (Please note:  Summer Session comments are due as noted in the schedule).

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