Types of art
- Metalwork (especially bronze art)
- Painting
- Panel painting
- Embroidery and tapestry art such as the Bayeux Tapestry
- Ceramic art
- Fresco
- Mosaic
- Tessera
- Engraving
- Stained Glass art
- Silversmith and Goldsmith and new forms of jewelry
- Heraldry
- Illuminated manuscript
- Sculpture
MEDIEVAL art (in more detail)
Rose Window Designs
A form of art often found in churches or cathedrals is the rose window (sometimes called wheel window) . Rose windows were circular window that have beautiful stained glass inside. Usually, a rose window consists of radiating forms. There is a center circle which joins the forms. This made most rose windows have an appearance of a sun. When the sun shines through these colorful works of art, the shadow of the window brightens the room. |
Illuminated Manuscript
This form of art was used as books in the Middle Ages. They were more durable than books today because they were made out of stretched calf, sheep, or goat skin, called vellum, whereas today's books are made out of paper. It was rather expensive in comparison to paper, but it was reusable. Many times, the ink was scraped right off the vellum to create a new page, like erasing a paper. Inks that were used on these illuminated manuscripts were usually plant or insect based. Yellows were made from turmeric or saffron. Blues were made from woad or indigo and greens were made from buckthorn. Some insect based inks included cochineal which made a very vivid and bright red from the acid excretions of the bug. The term “illuminated manuscript” came from books that had gold or silver gilding on their pages. In medieval times, books were highly valued and were only found in churches and monasteries. Today, these illuminated manuscripts have been well preserved. |