14th Century II — Unit test Answers
What is the other name for the Black Death?
Bubonic plague
What is cobalt oxide?
What is Abbot Suger holding in the image below?
He is holding a cloth.
What was Abbot Suger’s history with St. Denis that made him so interested in its preservation?
Answers may vary. Students should include some of the following: He was brought to the Abbey of Saint-Denis in 1091, at the age of ten, to be educated by the monks at the church school. He also worked as secretary to the abbot, provost of outlying properties, and envoy to the papal court before his appointment as abbot on March 12, 1122. After this, he devoted the remainder of his life to reforming the monastery and its monks, rebuilding the church, and enriching its treasury.
What is another name for the strips that join the glass together?
Lead came (lead strips)
The Aachen Gospels of Otto III, part of which is shown above, is an example of what kind of manuscript?
An Ottonian manuscript.
What medium was used to make the Bayeux tapestry?
At what building can the image below be found?
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (Notre-Dame Cathedral)
Who commissioned the Gero crucifix?
Which of these manuscripts does not depict Matthew the Evangelist?
What type of metalwork sculpture is pictured below?
A cast-bronze relief sculpture (a baptismal font).
Which of the following features of the Cathedral of Saint James help identify it as a pilgrimage church?
What is the difference between a ribbed vault and a groin vault?
List three artistic tasks the monks and nuns performed.
illuminating manuscripts, copying texts, carving ivory or wood
What decorative sculptures are located on the central portal of the Amiens Cathedral, seen below?
Sculptures depicting the Second Coming of Christ, or the Last Judgment.
What decorative sculptures are located on the central portal of the Amiens Cathedral, seen below?
Sculptures of the Last Judgement
Why was the Book of Ebbo so unique in its style compared to Ottonian manuscripts?
The Ebbo Gospels used expressive, dynamic brushstrokes and energetic figures from the Reims school, creating an emotional, illusionistic style unlike the calmer, more static Ottonian manuscripts.
What was Abbot Suger’s history with St. Denis that made him so interested in its preservation?
Answers may vary. Students should include some of the following: He was brought to the Abbey of Saint-Denis in 1091, at the age of ten, to be educated by the monks at the church school. He also worked as secretary to the abbot, provost of outlying properties, and envoy to the papal court before his appointment as abbot on March 12, 1122. After this, he devoted the remainder of his life to reforming the monastery and its monks, rebuilding the church, and enriching its treasury.
What is wattle and daub?
Wattle and daub is a building method using woven wooden strips covered with mud, clay, or plaster.
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