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Sword and scabbard from the tomb of Childeric
before c. 482 silver-gilt and cloisonne garnets Tournai, Belgium |
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Scriptorium
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A room in monasteries devoted to the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts
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Illumination
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The art of decorating a text, page, or initial letter with ornamental designs, minatures, or lettering.
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Incipit
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Introductory words of a text
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Sacramentary
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A liturgical book containing the canon of the Mass (the liturgy, Eucharist and prayers, but not things that change)
Is used by the priest |
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Lectionary
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A liturgical book containing selections or readings from scripture to be read during the worship service.
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Uncial
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Script; a writing style having somewhat rounded capitals
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Cursive Minuscule
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Small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries
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Escutcheon
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An ornamental plate
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Niello
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Inlayed design on the surface of another metal; black in color and consisting of copper, silver, or lead
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Majuscule
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Script composed of all capital letters
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Synod of Whitby
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(663-664) A council or an assembly of church officials or churches that strengthened British ties to Papal Rome
Anglo-Saxon/HIberno-Saxon artists began to draw on the heritage of Roman and Byzantine art in the British Isles |
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Crypt, Abbey of Notre Dame; Jouarre, France
7th century a monastic church deticated to St.Paul the hermit Contains spoliated colomns with new capitals |
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Gregory the Great's Homeliae in Ezechiel
probably later 7th century from the monastery of Luxeuil uses cursive minuscule is a lectionary |
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Carpet page
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Common in insular illuminated manuscripts
found at the beginning of the Gospels usually the first page and contains geometric patterns |
