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Early Medieval
Refers to the periods and styles in (Western) Europe, roughly covering the fourth to the eleventh centuries.
Basics to get you started

Decoding Anglo-Saxon art

Mapping the world

The life of Christ in medieval and Renaissance art

The medieval calendar

The work of the scribe

The medieval origins of the modern footnote

The bestiary (book of beasts) in the medieval world, an introduction

Decorating the book

Clasps: hugging a medieval book

Listening to the medieval book

Making books for profit in medieval times

Making Manuscripts: The Page

Manuscripts: major works of art

Medieval books in leather (and other materials)

Medieval goldsmiths

Medieval manuscripts, an introduction

Medieval notepads

Medieval supermodels

Skins and scraps

The Alchemy of Color and Chemical Change in Medieval Manuscripts

The Bestiary

Travel, trade and exploration in the Middle Ages

Pilgrimage souvenirs
Works of Art
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Artists

Muiredach Master, Muiredach Cross, c. 923 C.E., sandstone, 18 feet high, Monasterboice (Mainistir Bhuithe), County Louth, Ireland