Early Medieval Art: Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque
John Beckwith
Beginning with the coronation of Charlemagne as Emperor West in A.D. 800, John Beckwith guides us through architecture, painting, sculpture, illuminations and ivories three great periods early medieval art. The Ottonian period, perhaps best known for center art craftsmanship attached to court, presented an artistic style which had developed from Christian Carolingian sources--a was gateway revival eleventh twelfth centuries--the Romanesque period. 206 illus., 53 color.