Introduction Chapter 1 • Early Christian and Byzantine Early Christian Art: Emperor Constantine and the break between late Roman and Early Christian art • Old Saint Peter’s • Santa Costanza in Rome • Mosaic decoration • Small relief sculpture • Painted catacombs Byzantine Art: Emperor Justinian and the First Golden Age • San Vitale and mosaics in Ravenna • Hagia Sophia in Constantinople • Iconoclastic Controversy and the Second Golden Age • San Marco in Venice • Small relief sculpture • Icons • Cloisonné enamel Chapter 2 • Early Middle Ages: ‘Barbarian,’ Carolingian, Ottonian Sophisticated Barbarians: Burial objects • Manuscript illumination Carolingian Art: Charlemagne and the Carolingian revival • Palace Chapel in Aachen • Saint-Riquier • Plan of Saint Gall • Small relief sculpture in ivory, gold, and gems • Manuscript illumination Ottonian Art: Saint Michael’s in Hildesheim • Gero Crucifix • Manuscript illumination Chapter 3 • Romanesque in Central France and Along the         Pilgrimage Roads Monasteries • Pilgrimage churches • Vaulting methods: Saint-Philibert in Tournus • Sites and structures: Le Puy Cathedral and Sainte-Madeleine in Vézelay • Tympana: Sainte-Madeleine in Vézelay and Saint-Lazare in Autun • Monastic conflict: Cluniac opulence (Cluny) versus Cistercian austerity (Fontenay) Chapter 4 • Romanesque in Southern and Western France Antique influences: Saint-Gilles-du-Gard and Saint-Trophîme in Arles • Sculpture: Saint-Pierre in Moissac • Hall churches • Murals at Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe • Fresco secco mural painting • Mont Saint-Michel • William the Conqueror and Saint-Etienne in Caen • Bayeux Tapestry Chapter 5 • Romanesque Outside France England • Norway • Low Countries • Germany • Italy • Spain < Return to the previous page Chapter 6 • Romanesque Sculpture, Decorative Arts, and Manuscript Illumination Cult of the Virgin • Cult of the relics • Champlevé enamel • Metalwork • Ivory carving • Manuscript illumination Chapter 7 • Earlier Gothic in France Early Gothic: Saint-Denis, Laon Cathedral, and Notre-Dame in Paris High Gothic: Chartres Cathedral and Reims Cathedral • Sculpture: the human figure • Saint-Etienne in Bourges and Saint-Julien in Le Mans • Saint-Pierre in Beauvais Chapter 8 • Later Gothic in France Rayonnant Gothic: Sainte-Chapelle in Paris • Transepts of Saint-Denis and Notre-Dame in Paris • Stone lace: Saint-Urbain in Troyes and Saint-Ouen in Rouen • Stained glass Flamboyant Gothic: Saint-Maclou in Rouen, Saint-Etienne in Beauvais, Saint-Nizier in Troyes, Saint-Thiébaut in Thann • Cloisters: Saint-Etienne in Toul and Saint-Dié • Gargoyles • Medieval cathedral construction Chapter 9 • Gothic Outside France England • Germany • Bohemia • Switzerland • Spain • Italy Chapter 10 • Gothic Sculpture, Decorative Arts,         Manuscript Illumination, and Painting Northern Europe: Emotional imagery • Precious objects of metal, enamel, and ivory • Manuscript illumination: a golden age • Tapestries Italy: Nicola and Giovanni Pisano • Duccio of Siena • Egg tempera painting • Fresco buono mural painting • San Francesco and frescoes in Assisi • Giotto of Florence • Simone Martini • Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti • Gentile da Fabriano Chapter 11 • Art in Daily Life During the Middle Ages Ecclesiastical vestments • Secular attire • Armor • Half-timbered houses • Black-and-white manor houses • Ca’ d’Oro in Venice • Fortresses and castles • Medieval mischief and wit Map of Western and Central Europe Chronology Glossary Bibliography List of Illustrations Index
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