VIS 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Bayeux Tapestry, Barrel Vault, Barter
Romanesque Art
❏Midterm Notes
❏10 IDs, need to know the title and culture
❏4 short answer questions
❏2 compare and contrast essays
❏Western Europe destroys Rome -> no central government -> “The Dark Ages”
❏Barter economy, people just trying to survive
❏“Romanesque” meant to be derogatory- like roman, but not quite
❏Reviving economy, repairing roads, etc. -> consequences to Christianity
❏People took longer pilgrimages
❏Santiago (St.James) in Spain
❏4 roads leading to Santiago
❏Changes to funding monasteries: Attract those with coins, money,
jewelry
❏St.Faith (Sainte Foy)
❏Monks wanted to expand monastery
❏Spread stories of miracles that relics conducted
❏St.Faith (13 y.o.) ordered to worship pagan gods -> she refused -> they grilled her
and decapitated her
❏Abbey statue (has St.Faith’s head)
❏Stories of healing the sick
❏Deads brought back to life
❏Frees prisoners
❏Appeared in people’s dreams and ask for their jewelry
❏Vengeful if people didn’t comply with her wishes
❏Gold figure on a stone, covered in roman cameos and people’s jewels
❏Enamel eyes
❏Jewels donated to her were melted down to pay for the monasteries
❏Other relics: sacred buildings, St.Alexander
❏manuscript illustration
❏Death of St.Apollonis
❏Surrounded by bishops, bishop cutting off his arm (opportunity to obtain
relic)
❏Arm reliquary
❏Various arm relics and other body parts cut off for other relics
❏San Sernin in Toulouse Southern France
❏San Soernin was a bishop who died in the third century
❏Relics buried underneath
❏Church is a basilica
❏Tower to attract pilgrims
❏Aisles go around the transept, tomb buried behind the altar, monks sit in the choir,
aisles run behind the apse (ambulatory)
❏Ambulatory allows pilgrims to go around church to not disturb the service
❏Various Opportunities to make donations
❏Stone barrel vault ceiling - for fire resistance
Document Summary
10 ids, need to know the title and culture. Western europe destroys rome -> no central government -> the dark ages . Barter economy, people just trying to survive. Romanesque meant to be derogatory- like roman, but not quite. Changes to funding monasteries: attract those with coins, money, Spread stories of miracles that relics conducted. St. faith (13 y. o. ) ordered to worship pagan gods -> she refused -> they grilled her and decapitated her. Appeared in people"s dreams and ask for their jewelry. Vengeful if people didn"t comply with her wishes. Gold figure on a stone, covered in roman cameos and people"s jewels. Jewels donated to her were melted down to pay for the monasteries. Surrounded by bishops, bishop cutting off his arm (opportunity to obtain relic) Various arm relics and other body parts cut off for other relics. San soernin was a bishop who died in the third century.
