Merovingian illumination
Merovingian illumination is the term for the continental Frankish style of illumination in the late seventh and eight centuries, named for the Merovingian dynasty. Ornamental in form, the style consists of initials constructed from lines and circles based on , title pages with arcades and crucifixes. Figural images were almost totally absent. From the eight century, zoomorphic decoration began to appear and become so dominant that in some manuscripts from Chelles whole pages are made up of letters formed from animals. Unlike the contemporary Insular illumination with its rampant decoration, the Merovingian style aims for a clean page.
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Merovingian illumination
Merovingian illumination is the term for the continental Frankish style of illumination in the late seventh and eight centuries, named for the Merovingian dynasty. Ornamental in form, the style consists of initials constructed from lines and circles based on , title pages with arcades and crucifixes. Figural images were almost totally absent. From the eight century, zoomorphic decoration began to appear and become so dominant that in some manuscripts from Chelles whole pages are made up of letters formed from animals. Unlike the contemporary Insular illumination with its rampant decoration, the Merovingian style aims for a clean page.
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L'enluminure mérovingienne dés ...... table « école mérovingienne ».
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Merovingian illumination is th ...... re into the Merovingian realm.
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L'enluminure mérovingienne dés ...... table « école mérovingienne ».
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Merovingian illumination is th ...... n style aims for a clean page.
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Enluminure mérovingienne
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Merovingian illumination
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Merowingische Buchmalerei
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