Research topic: Merovingian art and architecture

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Merovingian art and architecture

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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
Christian art and architecture
Christian art and architecture see especially the survey articles on Early Christian art and architecture , Byzantine art and architecture , Coptic art , Merovingian art and architecture , Carolingian architecture and art , Romanesque ... Read more
Carolingian architecture and art
Carolingian architecture and art art forms and structures...culture and art, a change that...Carolingian Architecture The new architecture...shapes of the Merovingian period and used...Carolingian Art (1935, repr...Saalman, Medieval Architecture (1962); K. ... Read more

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