Art History: Early Medieval Art II Practice

23 August 2022
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Why do you think the gesture and gaze features of the Ottonian manuscripts are so important?
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They demonstrate the emotion.
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List three artistic tasks the monks and nuns performed
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The monks and nuns were dedicated painters, jewelers, carvers, weavers, and embroiderers.
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What is the name of this page from the Book of Kells?
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Chi Rho Iota
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Why was the Book of Ebbo so unique in its style compared to Ottonian manuscripts?
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The Book of Ebbo has a unique style that uses a style associated with Reims with its use of frenetic intensity and expressively colored lines.
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What style of painting do the gospels of Charlemagne manuscripts use?
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The gospels of Charlemagne use a Roman realistic style.
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The Aachen Gospels of Otto III, part of which is shown above, is an example of what kind of manuscript?
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An Ottonian manuscript.
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The following page is taken from which manuscript?
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Utrecht Psalter
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Which of the following describes a scribe?
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someone who copies the work of the author by hand
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How were the pages made to create the Book of Kells?
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185 calves were slaughtered to create vellum
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Which of these manuscripts does not depict Matthew the Evangelist?
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The Utrecht Psalter