FAH215H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Wide Area Synchronous Grid, Escomb, Codex Amiatinus
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Brought to england from italy (book made in middle of 6th c) in 597 by man named augustine for his mission. Angle slaves, sent augustine to convert the angels" to the word of god. First salvo in the introduction of roman christian practice and activities and objects in the remote corner of the world. Portrait of evangelists, one of the 4 gospel writers. Important intellectual figure: above him is a symbol of ox = luke. His name is also inscribed in it: fa ade similar to the pantheon. Compared to san vitale, 550 each of the four evanglists have a symbol. Mark = lion, matthew = men, luke = ox, Came a greater need for books but king of kent is literate: augustine offers a new way of looking at the world illustrating all the important scenes of the gospels. A book with pictures communicating ideas where words cannot.
