What you will learn about Early Medieval Art in the West

What You Will Learn about Early Medieval Art in the West

In Module Ten we will examine the Early Medieval Art in Western Europe with a focus on the Migration, Carolingian and Ottonian periods.

Learning Activities

The learning activities for this module include:

Migrations

  • READ: A New Pictorial Language: The Image in Early Medieval Art
     (10 minutes)
  • READ: Early Medieval (1 minute)
  • READ: The Vikings (780–1100): Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History  (10 minutes)
  • READ: Fibulae (5 minutes)
  • READ: Anglo Saxon England (5 minutes)
  • WATCH AND READ: Sutton Hoo Ship Burial (15 minutes)
  • READ: The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial (10 minutes)
  • READ: The Sutton Hoo Purse Lid (5 minutes)
  • WATCH AND READ: The Sutton Hoo Helmet (10 minutes)
  • READ: Great Square-Headed Brooch from Chessell Down (5 minutes)
  • READ: The Fuller Brooch (5 minutes)
  • READ: Decoding Anglo-Saxon Art (10 minutes)
  • READ: Medieval Manuscripts (5 minutes)
  • READ: The Bestiary (10 minutes)
  • READ: The Lindisfarne Gospels (15 minutes)

Carolingian Art

  • READ: Carolingian Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (10 minutes)
  • READ: Carolingian Art (5 minutes)
  • WATCH: Lindau Gospels Cover (6 minutes)

Ottonian Art

  • READ: Ottonian Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (10 minutes)
  • READ: St. Michael’s Church (10 minutes)

Total: 2 hours and 40 minutes