ARH 2050 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Sutton Hoo, Illuminated Manuscript, History Of Ireland (400–800)
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Chapter 9 - early medieval art and architecture. The terms middle ages and dark ages are used by historians to refer to the period from about 400 . 1400; or roughly the 1000 years or so between the classical ancient world of greece and rome and the dawn of the renaissance. The term implies that the period was in some way lost or dark. The term further implies that artistically the entire period was crude, primitive, and uncivilized. It suggests that the period lacked the production of artistic masterpieces or treasures. Art historians have long since realized that this is not the case. Rather, it is noted, that the art and cultures that flourished in some of the remote regions of western europe, particularly north of the alps, were anything but dark and were instead quite colorful and spectacular. The early period in medieval art, c. 500 1000, represents a period of fusion of christian faith, greco-
