Research topic: Merovingian art and architecture

Merovingian art and architecture . This period is named for Merovech, the founder of the first Germanic-Frankish dynasty (c.AD 500-AD 751). The Merovingian period was marked by the gradual decline of the classical tradition and by the absorption of a radically new element into the artistic mainstream—the abstract and brilliantly ornamental style of the barbarian tribes. The art of these tribes was confined to small and portable objects because of their nomadic way of life. The migratory waves of settlers from Central Europe and the East have been credited with the introduction into Western... Read more