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letters that do not serve as a framework for the representation of an animal or a human being, but which are constituted by one or more of these beings forming the letter or its various parts. For example, at f° 132 of the Gelasian Sacramentary, the letters of the word “NOVERIT” are made up of both birds and fish. The artist in charge of these decorations was generally the same scribe who copied the text.
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motifs (especially birds and fish) which mingle with abstract geometric motifs. Gradually, these animals left their geometric form to take more and more a realistic appearance. In some manuscripts appear the first zoomorphic and anthropomorphic initials in the history of illumination. These are
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heavily ornamented entire pages of their manuscripts with interlacing motifs in freehand, the Merovingian artists systematically used the ruler and the compass to trace the initials. The initials and sometimes several whole words of the text were decorated with plant and
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influence in particular is often noticed. Some historians have put forward the hypothesis that the Merovingian illuminators sometimes took as models motifs found on oriental fabrics having wrapped
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Human depictions appeared towards the end of this period, they are not strictly speaking historiated illuminations, that is to say representing a scene taken from the
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With a few exceptions, the precise localization of the place of production of the Merovingian manuscripts is not guaranteed and is sometimes called into question.
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accepted their lordship. The Merovingian realm was the largest and most powerful of the states of western Europe following the breaking up of the empire of
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During the final century of Merovingian rule, the kings were increasingly pushed into a ceremonial role. Actual power was increasingly in the hands of the
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The style of Merovingian illuminations is largely ornamental, and representations of the human figure are extremely rare and only occur at the end of the
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distinguished them among the Franks, who commonly cut their hair short. Contemporaries sometimes referred to them as the "long-haired kings" (Latin
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has shown that nine nuns of this abbey, whose names are known, copied and illuminated at the end of the Merovingian era, three manuscripts for the
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at the beginning of the sixth century, is a notable exception among others to the cultural decline of the cities. Always dominated by its bishops,
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occupying a full page, but the text generally begins with an integrated initial or a decorated title, accompanied by arches framing the text. The
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on the throne in Austrasia. Grimoald was arrested and executed, but his son ruled until 662, when the Merovingian dynasty was restored. When King
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were further centres. From the middle of the eighth century, Merovingian illumination was strongly influenced by insular illumination. An
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continued to rule the kingdoms without a king until his death in 741. The dynasty was restored again in 743, but in 751 Charles's son,
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The manuscripts produced at this time are essentially intended for the practice of worship within monasteries and not for the
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from the middle of the 5th century until 751. They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern
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and sent to a monastery. The Merovingians also used a distinct name stock. One of their names, Clovis, evolved into
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Tempore illo exsur- / gens autem princeps sacerdotum: et omnes / qui cum illo erant· quae est heresis sadducaeorum
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Codices illustres. Die schönsten illuminierten Handschriften der Welt. Meisterwerke der Buchmalerei. 400 bis 1600
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strongly influenced continental illumination and led to the brought Irish culture into the Merovingian realm.
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Vatican, Reg. Lat. 317. Codex Ragyntrudis, texts of the Church Fathers, Library of the Cathedral of Fulda (
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of this abbey acquired a high reputation for Its quality a few decades later. Plundered and ravaged by the
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was produced around 700–750. The style that developed there is sometimes referred to as Franco-Saxon.
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Manuscrits Irlandais et Anglo-Saxons : L'enluminure dans les îles Britanniques de 600 à 800
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or a historical scene. The first surviving manuscript to include human representations is the
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contains at the beginning of each part of the missal a large portico framing the text.
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constructed from lines and circles based on Late Antique illumination, title pages with
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period, a living artistic and intellectual center, and in particular the Colombian
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and crucifixes. Figural images were almost totally absent. From the eight century,
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Frontispiece and incipit from the Vatican manuscript of the Gelasian Sacramentary.
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was assassinated there on the orders of the mayor of the Landry palace, lover of
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged
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whole pages are made up of letters formed from animals. Unlike the contemporary
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decoration began to appear and become so dominant that in some manuscripts from
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in the sixth century. It was rebuilt in the 7th century by Bathilde, wife of
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with its rampant decoration, the Merovingian style aims for a clean page.
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also paid tribute to the Merovingian Kings, though at different times)
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The so-called Luxeuil Lectionary, National French Library, Lat. 9427.
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and remained common among French royalty down to the 19th century.
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Particular care is taken with the scribal work of the text. While
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Edited by Dagmar Thoss. 5th Edition. Prestel, München 2004.
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The Merovingian Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains in
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in the late seventh and eight centuries, named for the
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Works of Saint Augustine, circa 730, currently at the
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Various examples of pages from the Gundohinus Gospels
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were also of great privilege, such as the writings of
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Representation of Luke the apostle with his symbolism
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One of the oldest and most productive scriptoria was
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Das mittelalterliche Buch. Funktion und Ausstattung
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Symbols of the Evangelists, end of the 8th century.
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Index

Frankish
illumination
Merovingian dynasty
initials
arcades
zoomorphic
Chelles
Insular illumination
Luxeuil Abbey
Columbanus
Corbie Abbey
Laon
evangeliary
Echternach
Willibrord

Saxons
Bretons
Merovingian dynasty
Franks
Gaul
Visigoths
Burgundians
Raetia
Germania
Alemanni
Bavarii
Saxons
Theodoric the Great

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