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Merovingian looped fibulae
Early Medieval Europe
Mid-sixth century CE
Silver gilt worked in filigree, with inlays of garnets and other stones
Lindisfarne Gospels
Early medieval (Hiberno Saxon) Europe
c. 700 CE
Illuminated manuscript (ink, pigments, and gold on vellum)
Animal style
a medieval art form in which animals are depicted in a stylized and often complicated pattern, usually seen fighting with one another
Chasing
to ornament metal by indenting into a surface with a hammer
Cloisonné
enamelwork in which coloured areas are separated by thin bands of metal, usually gold or bronze
Codex
a manuscript book
Colophon
(1) a commentary on the end panel of a Chinese scroll
(2) an inscription at the end of a manuscript containing relevant information on its publication
Fibula
a clasp used to fasten garments
Gospels
the first four books of the New Testament that chronicle the life of Jesus Christ
Horror Vacui
a type of artwork in which the entire surface is filled with objects, people, design, and ornaments in a crowded, sometimes congested way
Illuminated manuscript
a manuscript that is hand decorated with painted initials, marginal illustrations, and larger images that add a pictoral element to the written text
Parchment
a writing surface made from animal skins; particularly fine parchment made of calf skin is called vellum
Scriptorium
a place in a monastery where monks wrote manuscripts
Zoomorphic
having elements of animal shapes
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