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"Merovingian and Early Carolingian Art": The Gundohinus Gospels

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 1 month ago: The Gundohinus Gospels (Autun, Bibliotheque municipale ms 3) date from about 30 years later than t … more »

Tags: Manuscripts, carolingian, Codex Amiatinus, Christ in Majesty, Apostles, Manuscript, Gundohinus, colophon, fausta

"Merovingian and Early Carolingian Art": The Trier Gospels

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 1 month ago: The Trier Gospels (Trier Domschatz Codex 61) bring us into rather rarefied air, but one particular f … more »

Tags: Manuscripts, Insular, Evangelist Symbols, Merovingian, Archangels, Trier Gospels, Codex 61, Tetramorph, Manuscript

"Merovingian and Early Carolingian Art": The Hypogeum of the Dunes

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 2 months ago: The Hypogeum of the Dunes outside of Poitiers especially captivated my students’ interest thi … more »

Tags: stonework, Inscriptions, EVANGELISTS, mellebaude, hypogeum, dunes, Poitiers, Merovingian, Archangels

"Merovingian and Early Carolingian Art": The Cenotaphs of the Mausoleum at Jouarre

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 2 months ago: The cenotaph for the tomb of Abbesses Theodechilde, the first abbess of Jouarre, and that of the … more »

Tags: stonework, Agilberte, Cenotaph, Inscription, jouarre, Last Judgment, Matthew 25, Parable, shell

"Merovingian and Early Carolingian Art": The Crypt of the Abbey of Saint Paul, Part 1: The Sarcophagus of Agilbert

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 2 months ago: The mausoleum, and now crypt, of the Abbey of Saint Paul in Jouarre permits a plotting of three poi … more »

Tags: stonework, Codex Amiatinus, Christ in Majesty, Book of Durrow, jouarre, agilbert, sarcophagus, Crypt, Saint Paul

"Visigothic Art": Santa Maria Quintanilla de la Viñas2 comments

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 2 months ago: Complicated by restoration in the ninth or tenth century, dating proves especially tricky at Santa M … more »

Tags: stonework, Visigothic, Maria Quintanilla de la Viñas, soL, Sun, Luna, Moon, barberini diptych, Fragmentation

"Visigothic Art": San Pedro de la Nave

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 2 months ago: Although the architectural structure was questionably reconstructed following a relocation, the carv … more »

Tags: Metalwork, Visigothic, San Pedro de la Nave, Sacrifice of Isaac, historiated capitals, daniel in the lions den, Apostles

"Visigothic Art": The Sacrifice of Isaac, a Flashback1 comment

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 2 months ago: Before examining the historiated capitals at San Pedro de la Nave, a brief flashback through monumen … more »

Tags: Mosaic, wall painting, Dura Synagogue, Sacrifice of Isaac, San Pedro de la Nave, Сан-Витале, Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, stonework, typology

"Visigothic Art": San Juan de Banos

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 2 months ago: Although I focused on representational art in this survey class, the Visigothic material provided an … more »

Tags: Architecture, Inscription, Visigothic, San Juan de Banos, ornament

"Irish and Hiberno-Saxon Art": A Post-script

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 2 months ago: Since I prioritize here the sharing of freely accessible internet resources, I would like to add an … more »

Tags: Manuscripts, Insular, hiberno-saxon, Public Lecture, Michelle Brown

"Visigothic Art": The Treasure of Guarrazar

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 2 months ago: From Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts, the survey then turned to Spain and the Visigoths, beginning with th … more »

Tags: Metalwork, Cluny, Cross, Crown, Guarrazar, Julian of Toledo, Liber ordinum, Madrid, Story of Wamba

"Irish and Hiberno-Saxon Art": The Vespasian Psalter1 comment

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 3 months ago: To conclude the class, we shifted our attention to southern England to look at two manuscripts that … more »

Tags: Manuscripts, lindisfarne gospels, Vespasian Psalter, Psalter Illumination, Historiated Initials, David Portrait, Khludov Psalter, David

"Irish and Hiberno-Saxon Art": The Durham Cassiodorus

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 3 months ago: We venture here into even greater obscurity, but the Durham Cassiodorus (Durham Cathedral Library, M … more »

Tags: Manuscripts, corpus christi gospels, Jarrow, Wearmouth, Codex Amiatinus, hiberno-saxon, Psalms, Durham Cassiodorus, Cassiodorus

"Irish and Hiberno-Saxon Art": The Echternach Gospels1 comment

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 3 months ago: The remaining manuscripts in this class on Irish and Hiberno-Saxon art lead us away from Irish mona … more »

Tags: Manuscripts, lindisfarne gospels, Book of Durrow, Evangelist Symbols, Incipits, Echternach Gospels, Willibrord, Mandragore

"Irish and Hiberno-Saxon Art": The Later Durham Gospels

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 3 months ago: In the next reincarnation of this course, I will probably divide the Irish and Hiberno-Saxon mater … more »

Tags: Manuscripts, Crucifixion, Durham Gospels, Lindisfarne, tituli, Sancta Sanctorum, Sponge, Spear

"Irish and Hiberno-Saxon Art": The Lindisfarne Gospels

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 3 months ago: The colophon attributes the writing of the Lindisfarne Gospels to Eadfrith.  His death in 721, ther … more »

Tags: Manuscripts, Author Portraits, Book of Durrow, Carpet Pages, Codex Amiatinus, Evangelist Symbols, EVANGELISTS, Incipits, Initial Pages

"Irish and Hiberno-Saxon Art": The Tomb of Saint Cuthbert

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 3 months ago: At this point in the class, we turned to the monastery of Lindisfarne.  I had by this point already … more »

Tags: Manuscripts, Metalwork, Wood Carving, Saint-Cuthbert, coffin of saint cuthbert, Lindisfarne, stonyhurst gospels, pectoral cross, cult of the saints

"Irish and Hiberno-Saxon Art": The Book of Durrow

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 3 months ago: From the second half of the 7th Century, the Book of Durrow preserves an entire program of textual i … more »

Tags: Manuscripts, Mosaic, Book of Durrow, Cathach of Saint Columba, Ussher Gospels, San Gennaro, Naples, Sutton Hoo Purse Lid, Sutton Hoo Hanging Bowl

"Irish and Hiberno-Saxon Art": The Earlier Durham Gospels

Kirsten Ataoguz wrote 3 months ago: In this day’s class, we covered many manuscripts, including two known as the Durham Gospels.  … more »

Tags: Manuscripts, Durham Gospels, Decorated Initial, interlace


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