From Attila to Charlemagne : arts of the early medieval period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Искусство раннего Средневековья из собрания Metropolitan Museum of Art. Оружие, украшения, предметы быта остготов, лангобардов, франков и англосаксов. Более 600 фотографий. The arts of the Early Medieval period form a major, yet little-known, part of the material from the Middle Ages in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Recent research on this fascinating period from approximately A.D. 400 to 800 reveals a more comprehensive picture of what has been traditionally referred to as the Dark Ages or the Migration period. The twenty-six essays in this volume provide the first in-depth study of this American repository of arts representing the many cultures and peoples that created early Europe, including the Ostrogoths, the Langobards, the Franks, and the Anglo-Saxons. The products of this great age of «portable art» range from elaborate weapon fittings and ornate buckles to gold brooches and other intricately designed and decorated jewelry. Over six hundred black-and-white photographs and eighteen color-plates dramatically testify to the depth, breadth, and beauty of the Museums Early Medieval collection. Morgan : The Man And The Collector / William D. Wixom -- Morgan And The Formation Of The Early Medieval Collection / Katharine Reynolds Brown -- The Golden Age Of Merovingian Archaeology / Françoise Vallet -- The Niederbreisig Collection / Elke Nieveler -- From Attila To Charlemagne -- Some Classical Elements In Migration Period Jewelry / Andrew Oliver -- Late Roman And Early Byzantine Jewelry / Barbara Deppert-lippitz -- The Vermand Treasure / Horst Böhme -- A Luxury Brooch From The Second Szilágy-somlyó Treasure? / Volker Bierbrauer -- Huns And Goths : Jewelry From The Ukraine And Southern Russia / Inciser Gürçay Damm -- On The Frontiers Of Byzantium -- The Domagnano Treasure / Wilfried Menghin -- The Langobardic Finds And The Archaeology Of Central Italy / Lidia Paroli -- Some Langobardic Earrings / Otto Prinz Von Hessen -- The Vrap Treasure / Éva Garam -- Some Avar And Balkan Conections Of The Vrap Treasure / Csanád Bálint -- Visigothic Jewelry Of The Sixth And Seventh Centuries / Gisela Ripoll López -- Artistry In The West -- Garnet Jewelry Of The Fifth And Sixth Centuries / Birgit Arrhenius -- Early Merovingian Women's Brooches / Max Martin -- Aspects Of Late Merovingian Costume In The Morgan Collection / Patrick Périn -- The Frankish Glass Vessels / Vera I. Evison -- Eclectic Art Of The Early Anglo-saxon Jewelry / John Hines -- The Silver-inlaid Iron Belt Fittings In The Morgan Collection / Helmut Roth -- Some Scandinavian Art Styles / Jan Peder Lamm -- The Earlier Lindau Book Cover : An Integrated Analysis / Victor H. Elbern. Edited By Katharine Reynolds Brown, Dafydd Kidd, And Charles T. Little. Papers Presented At A Symposium At The Mma Called The Morgan Collection And Related Migration Period Material On May 22 And 23, 1995.--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 360-390) And Index. The Early Medieval period (approximately A.D. 400-800) has traditionally been referred to as the Dark Ages or the Migration Period, yet the objects of personal adornment and everyday use from this era - from elaborate weapon fittings and ornate buckles to intricate jewelry - reveal a considerably more complex picture. In this book European and American specialists discuss the holdings of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in this area, presenting the first comprehensive study of this rich repository of arts from the many cultures and peoples forming early Europe, among them the Ostrogoths, Langobards, Franks, and Anglo-Saxons. Of interest to scholars and laypersons alike, the publication of this book coincides with the opening of the Museum's new galleries for the arts of Byzantium and the Early Medieval period. It also inaugurates a series that will present the results of Metropolitan symposia at which scholars assess various aspects of the Museum's collections In this work European and American specialists discuss the holdings of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in this area, presenting a comprehensive study of this repository of arts from the many cultures and peoples forming early Europe, among them the Ostrogoths, Langobards, Franks and Anglo-Saxons.