Chapter 12 Study Guide

Romanesque Europe

Romanesque

●      St. Sernin in Toulouse, c. 1070-1120

●      Gislebertus, Last Judgment from Saint-Lazare, c. 1120-1135

●      Sant’Ambrogio in Milan, late 11th to early 12th century

●      Saint-Etienne in Caen, c. 1115-1120

●      Durham Cathedral (interior), c. 1093

●      Master Hugo, Moses Expounding the Law, c. 1135

●      Eadwine the Scribe, Eadwine the Scribe at Work, c. 1160-1170

●      Battle of Hastings, Bayeux Tapestry, c. 1070-1080

1. What is a relic? What is a reliquary?

2. What did people in the Christian world fear would happen in the year AD1000?

3. Draw a simple floorplan illustrating the ‘pilgrimage church’ type. Include and label the following:

            a. nave

            b. aisles

            c. transept

            d. crossing

            e. ambulatory

            f. chapels (draw at least 4)

4. What advantage did stone vaults have over wooden roofs?

5. Why were so many Romanesque churches of such great size, even though they were frequently located in isolated places with small congregations?

6. What was the Battle of Hastings and why is it important to our study of art?