Art 310 (Week 6)
Medieval Art

Erik Inglis, Department of Art


Charlemagne
Carolingian
ca. 9th C
Paris, Musee du Louvre

Palatine Chapel
Lower level Plan
Carolingian
792-805 CE
Aachen, Germany

Palatine Chapel
Exterior view of West End, Atrium
Carolingian
792-805 CE
Aachen, Germany

Aachen Cathedral
Exterior View (detail)
Carolingian
begun 795 CE
Aachen, Germany

Palatine Chapel
Interior View
Carolingian
792-805 CE
Aachen, Germany

Palatine Chapel
Interior View with Throne
Carolingian
792-805 CE
Aachen, Germany

Palatine Chapel
Interior View with Chapel mosaic
Carolingian
792-805 CE
Aachen, Germany

Vivian Bible (a.k.a. First Bible
of Charles the Bald

Dedication Page
Carolingian
ca. 850 CE
Paris, Bibliotheque National, Ms. Lat. 1

Vivian Bible (a.k.a. First Bible
of Charles the Bald
Saint Jerome

Carolingian
ca. 850 CE
Paris, Bibliotheque National, Ms. Lat. 1

Vivian Bible (a.k.a. First Bible
of Charles the Bald
Christ in Majesty
with the Four Evangelists & Prophets

Carolingian
ca. 850 CE
Paris, Bibliotheque National, Ms. Lat. 1

Second Bible of Charles the Bald
Intitial Page

Carolingian
ca. 870 CE
Paris, Bibliotheque National, Ms. Lat.2

Second Bible of Charles the Bald
Saint John In Principio

Carolingian
ca. 870 CE
Paris, Bibliotheque National, Ms. Lat.2, folio 11r

Drogo Sacramentary
"Te Igitur"

Carolingian
ca. 9th Century
Paris, Bibliotheque National, Ms. Lat. 9428, folios 15v

Drogo Sacramentary
"Te Igitur"
(double page)
Carolingian
ca. 9th Century
Paris, Bibliotheque National, Ms. Lat. 9428, folios 15v-16r

Drogo Sacramentary
Three Maries at the Tomb
(double page)
Carolingian
ca. 9th Century
Paris, Bibliotheque National, Ms. Lat. 9428, folio 58r

Evangeliary of Otto III
Provinces of Empire
Paying Homege to Otto III

Ottonian
ca. 990 CE
Munich, Bayerisches Staatsbibliothek
Ms.Clm 4453.folio 23v

Evangeliary of Otto III
Otto III Enthroned

Ottonian
ca. 990 CE
Munich, Bayerisches Staatsbibliothek
Ms.Clm 4453.folio 24r

Evangeliary of Otto III
Christ Washing Apostle Feet

Ottonian
ca. 990 CE
Munich, Bayerisches Staatsbibliothek
Ms.Clm 4453.folio 237r

Evangeliary of Otto III
Saint Luke

Ottonian
ca. 990 CE
Munich, Bayerisches Staatsbibliothek
Ms.Clm 4453.folio 139r

San Vitale: Lunette
with sacrifice of Melchisedek

Byzantine mosaic
547-562 CE
Ravenna, italy

Antependium of Henry II
Christ Adored by the Emperor

Ottonian Metalwork
gold, ca. 1019 CE
Paris, Musee de Cluny

Saint Gertrude Altar
View of Front
Ottonian Metalwork
gold & gems, ca. 1040 CE
Cleveland Museum of Art

Saint Gertrude Altar
View of Top
Ottonian Metalwork
gold & gems, ca. 1040 CE
Cleveland Museum of Art

Saint Gertrude Altar
View of Back
Ottonian Metalwork
gold & gems, ca. 1040 CE
Cleveland Museum of Art

Saint Gertrude Altar
View of Bottom
with Relics Compartment
Ottonian Metalwork
gold & gems, ca. 1040 CE
Cleveland Museum of Art

Saint Gertrude Altar
Interior Relics
Ottonian Metalwork
gold & gems, ca. 1040 CE
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Bayeaux Tapestry
Arrival at Bayeaux
William Presides at Oath Ceremony

Anglo-Saxon Textile
11th Century
Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux
Bayeaux, France

The Bayeaux Tapestry
Arrival at Bayeaux
Harold Swears Oath William
Then he Sails to England

Anglo-Saxon Textile
11th Century
Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux
Bayeaux, France

Reliquary of the Holy Nail
Ottonian
977-993 CE
Trier, Cathedral Treasury

Reliquary of the Staff
of Saint Peter

Ottonian
gold & gems, ca. 980 CE
Limburg an der Lahn,
St. Georg Cathedral

Reliquary of Saint Andrew
Ottonian
gold & gems, ca. 1980 CE
Trier, Cathedral Treasury

First Cross of Saint Mathilda
Ottonian
gold & gems, 974-982 CE
Essen, Cathedral Treasury

First Cross of Saint Mathilda
(Detail of Mathilda & Otto)
Ottonian
gold & gems, 974-982 CE
Essen, Cathedral Treasury

First Cross of Saint Mathilda
(Detail of Virgin & Child)
Ottonian
gold & gems, 974-982 CE
Essen, Cathedral Treasury

Stavelot Tripthych
Mosan Metalwork
gold & gems, 1156-1158 CE
New York, Pierpont Morgan Library

Gero Crucifix
Ottonian
carved oak, 965-970 CE
Cologne, Cathedral Museum

Rule Book of Niedermunster:
Henry the Wrangler

Ottonian manuscript
ca. 990 CE
Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek
Msc. Lit. 142, folio 4v

Rule Book of Niedermunster:
Saint Benedict

Ottonian manuscript
ca. 990 CE
Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek
Msc. Lit. 142, folio 5v

Rule Book of Niedermunster:
Abbess Uta Niedermunster

Ottonian manuscript
ca. 990 CE
Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek
Msc. Lit. 142, folio 58v

Hitda Codex: Dedication
Ottonian manuscript
1025-50 CE
Darmstadt, Landesbibliothek
Ms. 1640, folio 6r

Hitda Codex:Baptism of Christ
Ottonian manuscript
1025-50 CE
Darmstadt, Landesbibliothek
Ms. 1640, folio 75r

Hitda Codex: Christ & Apostles
On Sea of Galilee

Ottonian manuscript
1025-50 CE
Darmstadt, Landesbibliothek
Ms. 1640, folio 117

Uta Codex: Hand of God
Ottonian manuscript
ca. 1020 CE
Munich, Staatsbibliothek
Ms. Clm.13601, folio 1v

Uta Codex: Dedication
Ottonian manuscript
ca. 1020 CE
Munich, Staatsbibliothek
Ms. Clm.13601, folio 2r

Uta Codex: Crucifixion
with Evangeliary Symbols

Ottonian manuscript
ca. 1020 CE
Munich, Staatsbibliothek
Ms. Clm.13601, folio 3v

Uta Codex: Evangeliary Mass
of Saint Erhard

Ottonian manuscript
ca. 1020 CE
Munich, Staatsbibliothek
Ms. Clm.13601, folio 4r

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