Art préroman

The art préroman is one period of roughly 400 years in the art of Western Europe which goes from the Carolingian Rebirth at the 8th century until the beginning of the Romance period of the 10th century. The topic dominating for this period is the introduction and the absorption of the traditional forms Mediterranean and Christian with those Germanic, creating new innovating forms, and driving with the apogee which the Romanesque art knew with. In the context of medieval art, this period was preceded by what is generally called the art of the period of migration.

Carolingian Art

Carolingian art extends over one period from roughly 120 years, of 780 with 900, during the reign of Charlemagne and its heirs, popularly known under the name of Carolingian Renaissance . Although in short, it was influence - in north, the European kings adopted traditional forms of Roman art Mediterranean for the first time ‒ while also creating new forms such as drawings naturalists with the feature of figurines which will be of durable influence.

Art ottonien

German art, extends over one period from roughly 136 years, of 919 with 1056, generally called art ottonien (part of what one is called the Rebirth sometimes ottonienne), and according to the three called Saxon emperors Otton: Otton Large the, Otton II and Otton III which reigned on the Roman Holy roman Empire between 919 and 1024 ‒ and the emperors Conrad II (R. 1024 ‒ 1039) and Henry III (R. 1039 ‒ 1056). After the decline of the Carolingian Empire, the Roman Holy roman Empire was restored under the dynasty sax-ottonienne. From this a faith renewed in the idea of the empire, and a reformed church emerged, creating one period of cultural and artistic enthusiasm intense. It is in this atmosphere that chiefs of work were created, being based on the traditions which new art took as a starting point: paintings of late antiquity, the Carolingian period and Byzance.

The Art mosan is one of the chapters of this period of the European history of Article.

Anglo-Saxon Art

Anglo-Saxon art covers the period beginning with the reign from the king Alfred (885), of rebirth of English culture after the end of the incursions Viking, at the beginning of the 12th century, when the Romanesque art dominates. Before King Alfred, there had been the culture of Hiberno-Saxon (the fusion of the Anglo-Saxon and the techniques and reasons Celtic) which had ceased (in Great Britain) with the invasions Viking S. Anglo-Saxon art is mainly known today for its enluminés manuscripts .

France

After the end of the Carolingian empire, France is divided in a certain number of provinces in competition, lack thus of head office, the French art of was produced by the local monasteries at ends of propagation of the instruction (and piety); however the produced primitive models did not take again the techniques of the Carolingienne period.

The multiple regional models developed, based on the hazardous availability of the Carolingian manuscripts (like models of inspiration), and on the availability of the travelling artists. The monastery of Saint Bertin became an important center under its abbot Odbert (986-1007) who created a new style based on Anglo-Saxon models and forms of Carolingians. The abbey close to Saint-Vaast created a certain number of works. In south-west, the monastery of Holy Martial of Limoges, a certain number of manuscripts were produced around the year 1000, as were produced by it with Albi, Figeac and Saint-Sever-with-Rustan in Gascogne. In Paris, a style was developed with the Abbaye of Saint-Germain-of-Meadows. In Normandy a new style developed as from 975.

Italy

The Italy was an anthill of art pre-novel. The Southern Italy was dominated by the Byzantines, the Arabs, and the Norman ones, whereas north was controlled most of the time initially by the Carolingians, and then by Ottoniens. However Italy produced a certain number of mosaic, Fresque S and manuscripts enluminés.

Spain

The Spain mainly remained apart from the current main thing of art pre-novel, from its geographical insulation and the late occupation by the Moslem invaders. After the reconquest launched by Alfonso III of Asturies, Spanish art was reinvigorated by the monasteries which produced new manuscripts enlightened in a Spanish style.