ART of the MIDDLE AGES

13th – 14th Century

ISLAM

Page from the

Kairouan
manuscript of the
Koran
Written in Kufic, Tunisia, 9th-
10th centuries. Ink, gold, and
silver on blue dyed parchment.
MOSQUES
Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem, late 7th century
 Mihrab
The Great Mosque, Cordoba
c. 961-966
Arches of the Great
Mosque
Cordoba, c. 961-966
Mosque of Soleyman I
Istanbul, Turkey begun 1550
Interior of the Mosque
of Soleyman I
 Courtyard of the
Mosque of Soleyman I
The Luftullah Mosque
Isfahan, Iran, 1602-16
NORTHERN EUROPEAN ART
Purse cover
from the Sutton Hoo ship burial
Suffolk, England
ca. 625
gold, glass and enamel cloisonné with garnets and emeralds
7 1/2 in. long
VIKING ART
Animal-head post
Oseberg, Norway, 800-850
Burial Ship
Oseberg, Norway
ca. 825
wood
75 1/2 ft. long
Lion-head finial
Kul, Oba, Russia.
Gold and bronze
The Rok Stone
Ostergotland, Sweden,
Early 9th century
 Rune stone
Jelling, Denmark, c. 965
 Warrior entering
Valhalla
Tjangvide, Gotland, Sweden,
8th -9th century
HIBERNO-SAXON ART
 Celtic cross
Ahenny, Tipperary, Ireland
late 8th century
Lion (symbol of St. Mark)
Book of Durrow
possibly from Iona, Scotland
ca. 660-680
ink and tempera on parchment
9 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.
 Carolingian Art

Map of holy Roman Empire under Cahrlemagne

Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne
from Metz, France
early 9th century
bronze, originally gilt
9 1/2 in. high
Odo of Metz
Interior of the Palatine Chapel
of Charlemagne
Aachen, Germany
ca. 792-805
Odo of Metz
Interior of the Palatine Chapel
of Charlemagne
Aachen, Germany
ca. 792-805
 Odo of Metz
Interior of Charlemagne’s
Palace Chapel, Aachen,
792-805
 Saint John
Late 8th century. Parchment
Four Evangelist
early 9th century
Rheims school
Illustration to Psalm 88
Reconstruction model of the monastery of Saint Gall
Switzerland, c.820
Drawing of the monastery church
of St. Riquier
Centula, France
ca. 800
engraving made in 1612
after a now destroyed 11th century miniature
Ottonian art
Restored abbey church of Saint Michael’s
Hildesheim c. 1001-1031
Abbey Church of St. Michael’s
Hildesheim, Germany
ca. 1001-1031
 Bronze door,
Saint Michael’s
Completed 1015
Paschal candlestick
Saint Michael’s, Hildesheim,
c. 1022. Bronze
Christ Enthroned wit
Saints and
Emperor Otto
Ottonian, 962-973. Ivory
 Saint Luke
c. 1000, Bayerische,
Staatsbibliothek, Munich