Refers to the period in the Christianized Roman Empire from roughly the fifth to the fifteenth century CE. The variety of styles that developed during this period are generally characterized by an evolution of the Greco-Roman tradition to incorporate Christian themes, the energetic spirit of the Celtic and Germanic peoples, and the thriving new towns populated by free men.
This term has 6,500 records attributed within our system.
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Object name type
Keyword
School / style
Period
Object name
300020756
<Medieval regional styles>
Early Medieval
Gothic (Medieval)
International Gothic
Late Medieval
Proto-Renaissance
Romanesque
14yrs ago
Ruler:
Alfred the Great (AD 871-99)
Moneyer:
Cuthbeorht
Production place:
West Mercian
Ruler:
Olaf Sihtricsson (941–4/5, 949-52)
Moneyer:
Hrothulfr
Production place:
East Midlands
(Possible)
Ruler:
Alfred the Great (AD 871-99)
(Inferred)
Moneyer:
‘Beornweald’
Mint:
Oxford
Ruler:
Edward the Elder (899-924)
Moneyer:
Wynbeorht
Production place:
Western Mercia
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