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Spam reminds me sometimes…
The other day I got a spam mail from "Fentress Telling" who, in addition to having a name like a Jedi, sent me a mail entitled: "The Martians were there–in the canal–reflected in the water."
Do you know the source of this quote? It's the last line of one of my favorite books.
The book would, of course, be Ray Bradbury's amazing collected work The Martian Chronicles which contains this line within the story "The Million-Year Picnic". TMC hails from that particular time of early science fiction where answers are rarely given, and the endings are usually quite ambiguous.
That was something that drove me nuts about watching the syndicated episodes from the earliest airings of "The Twilight Zone". I didn't understand, or couldn't appreciate an ambiguous ending.
Further he stories in this genre of that age were usually elaborate devices to ask a hard question in dramatic form. Unlike their predecessors, the Greek plays, when the question got too hairy there was no deus ex machina who could fly to the assistance and smooth out the ethical and the narrative ( For more on this idea see Alisdair McIntyre's After Virtue), rather the only resolution was to leave non-resolution.
I really like that collection in the same way that I like Asimov's I, Robot collection. Several disparate short stories are collected and in their non-conjoined telling, they wind up giving an impression of a feeling of an idea whose majesty can't quite be captured just yet: Martian Colonization, or a society with high-functioning robots.


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The islanders grieved for Mark James, their popular minister, who had lost his family so tragically. They were glad when he found solace in the company of Rhanna's pretty new young doctor, Megan Jenkins. Recently, however, she has been cool towards him, as if she was hiding some dark secret.
The calm of the island was shattered by a fearsome storm; in great peril, the lifeboat took to the sea in response to distress signals from a luxury yacht. On board was a man who held the key to Megan's mysterious past, and her heart would be torn between this glamorous playboy and the minister who needed her so much. The sixth boo kin the Rhanna series.
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text: October was the 26th consecutive month of auto sales increase in Europe, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association. The European auto market is on a solid path of sales growth, as car registrations reached to 1.14 million units last month, a 2.7 percent increase, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association. However, the gain was not at the same level as September, when the market was boosted by 9,8 percent. According to ACEA, October was the 26th consecutive month of upward trend in sale for the automotive market. The Association collects sales data from 27 of the 28 European Union countries as well as Switzerland, Norway and Iceland. The highest jump in deliveries was recorded by Daimler AG, with a healthy gain of 21 percent, upsurge that was driven by the tripling of demand for the Smart city-brand. Also, among the top automakers in Europe by percentage increase in sales was BMW AG, with a 13 percent rise, as well as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV which sold 7,7 percent more cars, even though its Jeep brand collapsed by 70 percent. Four of Europe's five biggest car markets grew last month, with increases of 1.1 percent in Germany, 1 percent in France, 8.6 percent in Italy and 5.2 percent in Spain. The second biggest market in the region, the UK, experienced a 1.1 drop in sales. Volkswagen's European sales accounted for 25.2 percent of new-car registration in October, compared with 26.1 percent in the same period of 2014, and its 10-month market share narrowed down with 0.4 percentage point to 25 percent. In October, the Group's sales dropped by 1,5 percent, as Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand lost 1,1 percent last month. Via Bloomberg


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Burgers Anonymous
Unlike many burger places in Sydney, these burgers aren't stacked, stuffed or layered with experimental ingredients or other fast-food staples (onion rings etc.).
The burgers are basic – pickles, tomato, onion and that ubiquitous easy-melting American cheese. The precision and love is in the sauce and patty. Dennis Tang and his business partner John Le mince their own patties with a Hunter Valley Premium Meats blend. The exact ratio is a secret, but Tang says it's sirloin-based.
The patties can be topped with double-smoked, triple-glazed bacon, or doubled with extra cheese for Burger Anonymous' signature, The Heisenburger. To go with it there are thin fries (optionally loaded with bacon and cheese) and fried pickles. The most innovative thing on the menu is the vegetarian burger. It's called The Hipster and has a crunchy patty of quinoa, beans and capsicum.
The space is almost completely painted black, there are beakers on shelves, hazmat suits pinned to the wall and a giant mural of Walter White. Tang doesn't want to indicate any wild burger experimentation going down, he just likes hip-hop and Breaking Bad.


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The Annual Vocal Competition showcases some of the most talented singers in the School of Music, with both undergraduate and graduate divisions. Outside adjudicators come to campus to evaluate student singers who compete for cash prizes.
Learn more about the Ball State voice faculty who teach these students.
Free and open to the public.
*time subject to change depending on number of competitors. The end time has been updated to 2 p.m. from its original listing of 4 p.m.


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Louise Courey Nadeau's passions keep growing. Author, mother, wife, Founder and CEO of Magelica Inc., she's a former marketing and advertising executive, a tireless fundraiser for many charities, a painter and avid gardener. Her Magelica's Voyage Book series brings magic to life for girls and boys: she's just getting started!
With the Magelica book series, my own beliefs, courage, determination and resolve have been tested over and over. Believing I can, has kept me going! My goal is for young girls to be empowered to grow up strong, positive and powerful, and for young boys to have the self-confidence to support girls in their goals, thereby creating a new gender balance for a new generation."
Fearless Females Forum 5Cs: Louise Courey Nadeau
1.What's the most courageous decision you've made? At 27, I filed for divorce and became a single mom with an eleven-month-old baby. At 35, I married my husband with 2 young children, and became a Chosen Mom. At 55, I finally decided to give Magelica's Voyage a go, and put most of my savings towards realizing my dream. Everyday takes courage to face my fears and follow my dreams.
2. What choices are most important to you? The funny thing about choices is that we all have the power to choose. I believe in the law of attraction, so I choose to be positive about pretty much everything, and I believe that everything happens for a reason. I choose to grateful, to be honest, and to be kind. I choose to respect myself, and give the same to others. Today, more than ever, I choose love for everyone, even those I am not fond of. Choosing love is my most powerful tool.
3. What fears have you conquered? I never really conquer my fears, but choose to face them, and rise above. I fear losing my investment then I conquer that fear, only for it to return months later. Same about the fear of people not liking my work, fear of change, fear of failure, and the list goes on! There is always fear. The fears don't go away, but the motivation to succeed is greater. So I keep going. I was not always like this, but have come to be this way, through experience and making it a habit to be positive. Sometimes, it's an external source that helps me conquer my fear. It seems that every time I feel like giving up, something extraneous ropes me back in. I also fear for the safety of my children when they are driving at night. I still fall asleep, but I don't think this fear will ever go away.
4. What conversation made the most impact on you? A lady once asked me if I listened and learnt from my son, when he was little. I answered, not really, but I wish I knew then, what I know now. I always thought of myself as the teacher, but that conversation opened me to being the student. Certain books have also had significant impact on my life. When I was in my mid 30's I read the book Many Lives Many Masters by Dr. Brian Weiss. It was the first book of many to open my mind to the possibility that there is way more to life than meets the eye. I continue to be inspired by Joe Vitale, Zero Limits, Eckhart Tolle, and others. When I don't know what to do, I often think of what Magelica would tell me. She has had a significant impact on my life and my thoughts.
5. What conversation to you want women to get clear about? Start by being grateful for the things you have and take responsibility for the things you want to change. Don't just talk about them, do something about them. Start with baby steps. Think about what makes you happy. Instead of trying to make your life perfect, just give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure. Believe in the law of attraction, which says that positivity brings positivity, and that gratitude helps you become a positive person. And don't forget to open your mind to the possibilities. Things are happening all around you. They are not coincidences, pay attention and grow consciously. You are worth it. Just start! It's not easy, it takes hard work, but if you are patient, persistent and passionate, you will get there. Life is ultimately about being happy!
Gratitude goes out to Louise for sharing herstory and spreading her positivity through the Fearless Females Forum!
To learn more about Louise, visit Magelica.com or email her at email@example.com. Magelica books–in English and Spanish–and necklaces are available at Amazon and at selected retailers.


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Hellebores are evergreen, perennial, blooming plants that are hardy in zones 4 through 9. They are sometimes referred to as Lenten rose or Christmas rose. The large saucer or bell-shaped flowers of hellebores come in muted shades of pink, green, browns, burgundy and cream. It is a slow growing, compact plant, which belongs to the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family of plants. Growing hellebores can be challenging, but once established they are one of the first plants to bloom in spring.
Propogating Hellebores
Fill up a 4-inch pot to 1/2 inch from the top of the rim with a compost-based seed starting mix. Firm the soil in the pot so it is even and level.
Place approximately 5 to 10 helleborus seeds onto the surface of the soil in the pot. Push the seeds ¼ to 3/8 inch into the soil. Cover with no more than a very fine layer of the seed starting mix, approximately 1/16 of an inch.
Put the pots into a black plastic bag. Or hellebores.org recommends covering the pots with a very thin layer of rotted pine bark, approximately 1/8 inch deep. Place the pots where they will remain at 68 to 70 degrees F for 90 days. Keep the soil in the pots damp; mist the pots with water every three to four days.
At the end of 90 days, place the pots into your refrigerator for another 90 days. Check on them at least three times a week. Make sure to keep the soil in each of the pots moist.
At the end of the 90 days, remove pots from the refrigerator. Put them where they will remain at 68 to 70 degrees F. Germination typically is very slow and begins 6 months after sowing of the seeds. According to hellebores.org, germination can take as long as 18 months. Once you see signs of germination, remove from the plastic bags. Keep the pots in a location where the temperature is 68 to 70 degree F, where they will receive 10 to 12 hours of light per day. Begin watering from below. (See Tips for how to water from the base of pots.)
Once the seedlings are well established, which can take as long as a year, harden them off after all chance of frost has passed in the spring. Place them outside for three to four hours a day in an area that has filtered light for two weeks prior to planting them outside.


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Shwood Govy 2 Black Maple Polarized
A new take on Shwood's classic-contemporary Govy style. The angular design of the Govy 2 makes it a perfect choice for anyone preferring a bold look. With a moderately boxier design, and keyhole bridge, the Govy 2 projects a slightly more masculine appearance than the Canby, while still maintaining unisex appeal.
The Govy 2 looks best on Round, Oval, and Heart face shapes.
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We know that the call to serve goes far beyond the boundaries of our church and our city. Webster Hills supports mission projects in many places, including Haiti, Mexico, and Mozambique.
We are sending another team to Haiti to assist with the distribution of compact water filtering systems. (December 31-January 5) If you are interested in joining this or a future team, contact Bill Kreamer.


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Looking for extreme metal with groove influences from Dublin, Ireland? Mirrors Of Obsidian is your go to band! They have been reigning since 2009 and made 1 debut album and they just released their second one this year. Their debut album is called 'Imminent Chaos Complete' which got released on bandcamp in 2010, it is for sure worth checking out. It is free to listen to and it will definitely get you hooked! Click HERE to give it a listen. Their second and latest album 'From One Form' has also been released via bandcamp, on the 10th of May this year. It is extreme, violent and full of groovy moments. Mirrors Of Obsidian consists of 2 members, Ciaran Ennis and Eoin Ennis. Ciaran takes care of the brutal vocals that sound from another planet while his brother Eoin plays the guitar, drum and also the bass. Together they form the powerful duo that make this band.
"Neatral Disease" trows you right into the album, it is really powerful sounding. It starts of with a guitar riff and the drum which later gets assisted by the intense vocals from Ciaran. When the vocals kick in you instantly get slammed in the balls and when the vocals get rapid you will lose your mind. There are not a lot of extreme bands that features fast vocals but when they do it sounds brutal! The harsh vocal style and even the clean vocals will grab you in and spit you out. What I also really like about this song is the constant change in rhythm, it keeps you entertained and you will only want more!
This song needs to be talked about, "Close To Interception". If you survived "Neatral Disease" don't count yourself in yet because this song will literally catch you into his sharp claws and not let go until he has devoured your soul and seal your death. The lyrics are also something you should for sure be scared of, it's out of this godforsaken world! It creates a feeling like you are watching 2 planet leaders fight for their world as if it is the last thing they will ever do. They go right into the fight without any fear of dying.
"I feel the form lift from my soul".
"Replicating enemies of the mind design".
"From One Form" may start calm and soft but that doesn't mean it has no impact. Prior to the other songs this one is more focused on the meaning of the lyrics as well as riffs that will touch you on an emotional level you didn't know of. This song is by far the longest on the album, a well counted 9 minutes and 35 seconds. It is 1 song but it feels like many. As I mentioned earlier, it may start slow and sound soft in the beginning but after the riffs and the emotion starts to kick in the song really gets to it's best point. When listening to the song you need to read the lyrics and I have been so nice to include those for you right HERE.
This is the best band when you love extreme vocal styles and groovy guitar riffs. This band is a 2 man project but it sounds like way more. They managed to write all the songs and do the vocals and instruments for them as well as doing some produce and engineering work. Mirrors Of Obsidian is not for the weak, the lyrics are brutal, soul touching and really intense when you take a closer look at it. 'From One Form' has been mastered by Mick Kenny and the beautiful art work has been taking care of by Eoin Ennis himself! So for anyone that is into progressive death metal with some djent and groove influences this is the band you want to check out!


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These earrings are titled "Hardware Glam" because the donut shapes are actually stainless steel washers I bought at the hardware store! One earring measures 2 7/8" from the top of the earwire and 2 1/4" in width at the bottom of the earring.
The techniques I used were weaving each washer into my pattern and creating my own jumprings by wrapping aluminum wire around a file handle and using my jeweler's saw to cut them into perfect jumprings.
The materials used were stainless steel washers, aluminum wire and sterling silver earwires.
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Our Philosophy
The Adam Dental Clinic fully guarantees all of our treatments. No matter where you move in Canada, we stand by our care. Enjoy your experience with us and do not hesitate to let us know if there is anything we can do to improve our service.
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Fees Philosophy
A fair fee is a fee for which we will exercise our utmost care, skill and judgment and that the patient will pay with gratitude and appreciation.
Dr. Adam Receives a 2012 Diamond Jubilee Award
From the GNWT: "Dr. Adam is an internationally recognized dentist who is well known in the North for his philanthropic activities. He has donated his time and skills in cosmetic dentistry to help abused women recover from their facial and dental injuries.
He has taken the initiative to hire street people and has provided them with guidance to develop a good work ethic, while providing the tools and materials to showcase gardening, landscaping, and seasonal decorative brilliance to his business establishment. His efforts have certainly helped to beautify a portion of Yellowknife's main street.
And his thoughtfulness and kindness has made a huge difference in the lives of many people." – Commissioner George Tuccaro


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Teepee tents for children
In our online store, you can find many exciting gift ideas for a child. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the wide assortment of Fun with Mum. We especially recommend our cozy tipi tents, which are available in many colors so that they can be adapted to any interior. Teepee will be a great place to play or relax, but also a design element of children's room equipment. It will look best in a set with a mat and decorative pillows. The children's tent is also light, which is its further advantage. So it can quickly be moved anywhere - in the summer even the garden or terrace. Tipi tent is suitable for children of almost all ages, both for girls and for boys. Children love different types of houses and hiding places, which is why we are sure that every child will like each other immediately.
Soft and colorful minky blankets
After the game, in moments of respite and rest, irreplaceable soft, pleasant to touch and colorful Minky blankets will be irreplaceable. Our blankets are made of original Minky fleece and a delicate, highest quality cotton, which allows the skin to breathe, providing adequate ventilation. They are 100% safe for children's health so that they will prove themselves from the first days of the newborn's life. They will gently wrap it in a cot, pram, cradle or a car seat, ensuring a good night's sleep. A baby blanket is not only a primary element of layettes for a baby, but also for a preschooler. A soft blanket can become an inseparable companion of a child, making pleasant naps in nursery or kindergarten. It will also be useful when watching cartoons, playing or traveling.
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It is obvious that every parent should provide his toddler with the best possible conditions for sleep and rest. Whether the child is healthy, full of energy, has the will to play and learn depends, among others from whether it's sleepy. A comfortable and safe place to sleep plays a vital role here. Only how to create them? In addition to a cot and a comfortable mattress, you will need an appropriate bedding set. All the bed sheets we have created - both for babies and the elderly - are made of the highest quality cotton, one hundred percent safe, hygienic and pleasant to the touch. Toddler bedding from Fun with Mum also has a silicone filling, which is exceptionally soft and anti-allergic, allows the skin to breathe and does not cause any irritation. The best quality fabrics make duvets and panels easy to wash in the washing machine. After washing, they do not deform and retain their elegant appearance.
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The first days of our children's life are the most crucial moment not only for them but also for happy, newly-baked parents. These moments will be even more pleasant in a pleasant environment. Our accessories for babies will create a beautiful corner for a child. A baby cot is a place where the newborn spends the most time, so we recommend not only our blankets and quilts, but also other cot accessories: cotton sheets, practical and aesthetic organizers and cot bumpers, or our soft and charming, cuddly mouse cushions. The cozy cones will be irreplaceable for the infant, which will delicately wrap the baby, providing him with warmth and security. Care for a small child is not only great happiness but also responsibility and a huge challenge, which is why we do not forget about moms. To make it easier for them to care for their baby we have created comfortable Dolphin-shaped feeding pillows - correctly profiled, soft and additionally beautifully made. Comfortable changing mats will help in the care of the child, especially outside the home. Motyl pillows will protect the child's head against impacts.
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With the arrival of a new member of the family there is also the question of the device of the children's room. A room for a child does not have to be infantile, to create opportunities for fun, relaxation and over time to learn. All you need to do is choose the right accessories that will be not only aesthetic but also practical. In addition to teepee tents, we also recommend universal play mats that are sure to be useful to every child during everyday games. A decorative pillow made of soft, elegant velvet in a fairytale shape is definitely "must have" every child's room. Arranging a child's room will become even more cozy thanks to colorful pom poms, garlands and dream catchers. The walls will also be decorated with wooden shelves in the shape of clouds, houses or tepee tents. We also recommend our designer lampshades and bedside lamps. Colorful baskets for toys will make it easier to organize the child's space and help teach the child to take care of the order. Check also our bed covers.
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My assignment for last night was to illustrate that Harvard University can play night football games at Harvard Stadium. After a touchdown, the cheerleaders ran to the end zone to do celebratory push-ups. it looked like a good opportunity to make a pic, so i ran with them. it worked out well, the flag was back lit by the some what new lights.


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Whilst Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is very rare in the elderly, children can develop the condition. It is virtually unheard of in babies and toddlers and rare under the age of ten, but there are regular examples of it occurring in teenagers.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in children and adolescents creates its very own set of problems, particularly in relation to the prescribing of stronger medications and consideration of the more invasive forms of treatment such as spinal cord stimulation.


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Los Vida does traditional Mexican, not the Americanised stuff that started in LA. This venue is Los Vida's third and most ambitious – a massive three-tier, 200-seat restaurant-bar blend also serving an impressive range of Mexican-liquor-based cocktails.
A whole-Mexico approach has been taken with the food. There is northern-style barbeque beef brisket; fish tacos and ceviche from the coast; and mole coloradito sauce from the south. The mole provides a rich base to Los Vida's enchiladas. It has 32 ingredients; everything from cacao to chili is in it and it's all made from scratch.
The range of house-baked tacos balances a few fresh ingredients topped with homemade sauces. We like the grilled barramundi glistening from a tangy Yucatan marinade with rojo sauce, lime and pineapple.
The bar is the site's biggest draw card. It punches out tangy, summery cocktails and an impressive range of mezcal.


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MILWAUKEE — A special shipment out of Whitefish Bay is headed to thousands of troops overseas. Providing comfort and a piece of home while they're away for the holidays.
"It comes from our heart and our hands to theirs," said Julie Stuhlmacher, Trees From Home Founder.
This is one mom's mission: to bring some holiday cheer to the troops on theirs.
"We hope they know they are loved and appreciated and not forgotten at Christmas time. It's the least we can do," said Julie Stuhlmacher.
"We have no shortage of volunteers who want to come in early and do this," said Scott Mickelsen, Deputy operations Director Bell Ambulance.
Julie Stuhlmacher started Trees From Home after she sent a decorated tree to her son, John, who was serving in Baghdad in 2003.
"We loved it because it was a piece of home when you just don't have any of that," said John Stuhlmacher, U.S. Army Veteran.
What started with one tree, grew to more than 20,000 over the years — going to units all over world.
"When you're having a bad day and you look over and see that gift you got from someone you've never met before, it can really be a big morale booster," said John Stuhlmacher.
Post offices across the country are closed for Veteran's Day but this one in Whitefish Bay is bustling. They opened specifically for this shipment.
Most of these boxes are headed to Afghanistan. Though many will go to Guantanamo Bay. Each soldier on base will receive one.
"My heart is in every one of those boxes — and the next time those trees see daylight it is going to make someone else happy," said Julie Stuhlmacher.


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Adoration of the Magi,
detail from the silver reliquary
of the Saints Celsus and Nazarius,
fourth century.
Museo del Tesoro del Duomo, Milan
The sepulchre of Antiochus I of
Commagene (34bc) on the peak of Nemrud Dagh in Turkey depicts the
Persian god Mithras with Greek and Hindu divinities. The meeting of
these cultures gave birth to an elaborate initiation rite that
established itself in the imperial age. It tied in well with the
Syrian cult of the Sun God, which the emperor Aurelian had assumed
as the official state religion, inaugurating the grandiose Temple of
the Unconquered Sun on the Quirinal (ad274), one of the seven hills
of Rome. Diocletian considered Mithras to be the "protector of the
empire". The mysteries of Mithraism were enacted in underground
crypts, representing the grotto (symbol of the heavenly vault) where
the god had been born from the rock (emblem of the earth). However,
the exclusion of women deprived the cult of the popular support that
was afforded to the Christian faith. This involvement of the whole
family unit laid the foundation of the social system on which the
success of the religion ultimately depended. Though in Western
Europe the name of Mithras can now only be found buried beneath the
churches and in shrines, the name lives on in the branches of
Zoroastrianism in Iran and India. Present-day knowledge helps to
provide an astrological explanation for the animals that appear in
the paintings and carvings of many Mithraic shrines featuring the
sacrifice of the Bull. The Crow. Scorpion. Snake. Lion, and Dog all
represent constellations in depictions of the night sky. together
with the personifications of the Sun and the Moon. In the fresco
pictured here, Mithras is flanked by Cautes and Cautopates, whose
torches - symbols of life and death - are raised and lowered
Fresco from the Shrine of
Mithras, Marino,
Rome, third century
Wall mosaic showing
Christ with a radiating crown,
Mausoleum of the Julii,
Vatican Tombs.
Vatican City, third to fourth century
The Christians in the Roman
In ad35, shortly after the
crucifixion of Jesus, the Emperor Tiberius (ruled ad 14-37) ordered
the senate to recognize Christianity. The assembly opposed it, and
the senatorial decree prohibiting the cult - non licet esse
cbristianos - initiated a campaign of persecution. It was during the
reign of Claudius (41-54), that the apostle Peter went to Rome. One
of his letters in later years confirmed the decision of Claudius'
successor Nero (54-68) to incriminate the Christians for "illicit
superstition" prior to the fire in ad64. Flavius Clemens, cousin of
the emperor Domitian (81-96), was the first Christian to become
consul, but in ad95 he was put to death for being guilty of and
Trajan (98-117) tried to find a compromise between the protective
policies of his predecessor and the oppressive designs of Domitian.
He put a stop to persecution but ordered action to be taken against
anyone who. when called before the court, refused to offer sacrifice
to the gods. Hadrian (117-138) decreed that Christians should be
punished only if they actually broke the law. Under Marcus Aurelius
(161-180), the situation was again ambiguous. Montanist heretics,
opposed to the belief that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, damaged
temples and statues of divinities, but the emperor failed to
distinguish between this radical anarchy and the behaviour of the
Christian majority. They were accused in general of "outright
opposition". The emperor Commodus (180-192) generally assimilated
the Christians into the empire. During his rule, for example,
underground cemeteries were established. There was keen interest in
religious matters at the court of Septimus Severus (193-211), and
the obsession of the empress Julia Domna with the cult of the Sun
God struck a monotheistic note. There was an image of Jesus in the
lararium (a shrine to the spirits protecting a place) of Alexander
Severus. Christians now began to participate in political life, and
the duty of administering the catacombs was given to organized
funeral associations. In the early stages of Christian decorative
art. the tone was one of harsh dogmatism, as exemplified in the
writings of Tertullian (active between 197 and 220). and symbolism
revolved around the concepts of holiness and salvation. Motifs were
based on narrative episodes from the Old and New Testaments. Philip
the Arabian (244-249) was arguably the first Christian emperor, and
sarcophagi inspired by the new faith are dated to his rule. Images
of philosophers and scholars represented the intellectual qualities
of the dead, and agricultural and pastoral scenes derived from
Virgil were interpreted as a vision of paradise. Gradually, the
Hellenistic tradition was abandoned. In sculpture, incorporeal forms
were lost in space and shadow, with emphasis instead on the
symbolism of a few selected objects. The sarcophagus of the Via
Salaria (Museo Pio Cristiano) blends the rustic motif of rams with
groups of people reading, two disciples, and the deceased's wife
with her servants. In the centre is the Good Shepherd, allegory of
Christ. The increasing power of Christianity troubled its opponents.
Decius (249-251) ordered all citizens to worship the gods, and, in
an empire scourged by pestilence and famine, Valerian (253-260)
renewed general persecution. He issued edicts against the clergy in
an attempt to dismantle the entire structure of the Church.
Decorative art was influenced by the thinking of some of the
individuals who were subjected to persecution: Cyprian of Carthage,
bishop and martyr, a moralist who developed the philosophy (based on
Lucretius) of a world that had grown old and tired, and Novatian.
who initiated theological speculation. The authority of the bishops,
recognized by Valerian, provided an excuse for Gallienus (260-268)
to revoke the notion of the primacy of the bishop of Rome and
establish the jurisdictional rights of individual Christian
communities. Christianity was the religio licita ("permitted
religion") and Christian officials were relieved of the obligation
to worship idols. In painting, the subject of salvation was
supplemented by deeper issues. Extreme human conditions were
examined in the disobedience of Adam and Eve, the patience of Job,
and the dedication of Abraham. The principle of a guiding providence
was celebrated in the story of David armed with a sling, Tobias with
the fish that restored his father's sight, and Jonah rescued from
the belly of the whale and spared to convert the city of Nineveh.
The last is the only prophet with whom Christ compares himself and
his mission during his sermons (Matthew 12: 39-41). He is depicted
as a teacher, as well as a central figure in the ranks of the
Diocletian (284-305) returned to the original belief in the sacred
nature of the empire and excluded Christians from the army in ad297.
Galerius (305-311) extended Valerian's policy of extermination,
destroying churches, burning scriptures, and convicting adherents.
In ad306, peace returned to Italy with Maxentius and to the western
provinces with Constantine (306-337). who defeated Maxentius in
ad312, bearing the monogram of Christ on his soldiers' shields. The
following year, he issued the edict of tolerance. The church soon
made an impact on cities with its new ceremonial buildings,
climaxing with the building of St Peter's basilica (ad3I9-24).
Relief of St Peter and St
fourth to fifth century.
Museo Paleocristiano Nazionale, Aquileia
Christ the Teacher and
Shepherd of a Flock,
fresco, mid-third century.
Ipogeo degli Aureli, Rome
Peter and Paul were buried after
their martyrdom in the communal necropolises situated respectively
in the Via Cornelia on the Vatican Hill and on the Ostiense. So too
were other Christians until the donations of land by adherents of
the faith led to the building of coemeteria or "resting places",
where the deceased could await resurrection. In the Middle Ages, the
name "catacombs", derived from a sign under the basilica of San
Sebastiano on the Appian Way, was applied to these underground
cemeteries. More than 60 such catacombs were built in locations
around Rome, each consisting of mile upon mile of galleries in tufa,
a form of limestone. Starting from old caves or wells, they
descended to a depth of up to five levels. Branching off the
galleries were innumerable burial niches (loculi), arched recesses (arcosolia),
and chapels to accommodate the more important tombs. In the time of
Theodosius, the diggers who carried out the work belonged to an
organization and handled the sale of plots.
Gallery with burial niches
and arched recesses,
first level of the Priscilla catacombs, Rome,
second to third century
The Sarcophagus of Jumus
Bassus. Treasury of St Peters, Vatican City
Detail from the Sarcophagus
of Junius Bassus.
Treasury of St Peter's, Vatican City
Junius Bassus, prefect of Rome, had
recently been converted when he died in ad359. His sarcophagus was a
masterpiece of technique and inventiveness. Its subject matter and
style spanned two ages, blending elements of both classical and
Christian art. The work was arranged on two layers, the lower level
with arched sections and the upper with lintels. The entry of Christ
into Jerusalem mirrors the arrival of the emperors. The three
central scenes of the upper panel are static and solemn, in contrast
to the narrative vivacity of the others: this recalls the contrast
between the symbolic appearances of the emperor and the depiction of
the military activities on the column of Marcus Aurelius. In the
centre, the sovereignty of Christ is supported by the
personification of Heaven. The arrest of Peter (on the left) is
placed on the same footing as that of Jesus (on the right), in
consideration of the fact that St Peter's basilica was chosen as the
site for the monument. The hand of God appears in the upper left
corner to halt Abraham as he prepares to sacrifice his son: the
direction of the gesture makes a diagonal line across the sculpted
surface, which concludes with Paul being led to his martyrdom,
facing outward like Abraham. The two extremes of the other diagonal,
however, arrive at the seated, inward-facing figures of Pilate
(above), and Job (below). On one side of Christ's entry the Fall of
Man is shown, and Daniel in the lions' den is shown on the other.
Gilded base of a glass vase
inserted into the plaster of a burial niche, catacombs of Panfilo,
Rome, third century. Here, Saint Agnes is depicted between with
columns, with doves, stars, and scrolls
In order to avoid an elitist form
of decoration, the burial niches of the catacombs developed an
artistic style that was neither technically nor economically
demanding. Besides the paintings on the ceilings and walls, the
rectangular sepulchres, hemmed in by areas of marble and brick,
provided a great opportunity for artistic experimentation. Here, the
ideas of the faithful were concentrated within a confined space,
surrounded by the natural frame of the tufa. Initially, the space
was left undecorated, as was customary in the expectation of the
imminent return of Christ. But attention to the deceased persons
increased as hope for the reincarnation faded. In some cases, the
name of the person was inscribed in the mortar. The illiterate tried
to reproduce the evocative and protective value of inscriptions by
using sequences of enigmatic signs. Articles buried in the tomb were
chosen not so much as comfort for the deceased but as souvenirs of
past lives and relationships. In the plaster, items of nostalgia
were fixed, such as bracelets, necklaces, dolls, ivory statuettes,
and small domestic items such as buttons, pins, and coins. These
objects were of no great symbolic significance and had meaning only
for the family of the deceased. Catacomb decoration was not the work
of a particular school of artists but of individual believers who.
by assembling and reconverting humble belongings, managed to express
themselves in a spontaneous and intimate way. From a means of giving
recognition to anonymous tombs, this custom went on to kindle new
styles. The addition of bright materials, shells, pieces of glass,
and coloured marbles meant that these subterranean creations came to
life in the light of the blazing lanterns.
Under Greek rule, the Jews had
struggled to retain their identity as a people, but the Romans
recognized their religious practices as lawful. The destruction of
Jerusalem by the Roman emperor Titus (ad70) led to a widespread
diaspora ("dispersal"), with large-scale immigration to Italy, where
the Jews were permitted to observe their rites. Excavations at
Pompeii uncovered the writing on the wall of a member of the Jewish
community, who, during the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius (ad79),
had scribbled "Sodom and Gomorrah". During the reign of Hadrian, the
Jewish rising in Palestine (ad132-135) widened the rift with the
Christian community of Jerusalem, which was loyal to the Romans. In
Rome, there were at least 12 synagogues, one fine example surviving
to this day at Ostia. The inscriptions in the Jewish catacombs were
initially in Aramaic and Greek but then superseded by Latin.
Alongside these writings, other features of Jewish rituals were
found in the architecture of synagogues, or on ceramics and gilded
glass vases - for example, the seven-branched candelabrum (menorah),
the dove, the palm, and the ampulla of oil. All these symbois became
associated with the conventional funeral repertory, sometimes
contained within a narrative influenced by local styles. For
instance, in one painting from the Jewish cemetery of Vigna
Randanini, the mythical singer Orpheus merges with the psalmist
David, and the background contains liturgical subjects
Stone slab that closed the
burial niche of a baby,
with Hebrew symbols and the Greek inscription
"Judas, aged seven months, lies here ",
catacombs of Via Portuense,
fourth century Museum of Hebrew Inscriptions, Vatican City
The term ''barbarian " loosely defines a broad range of peoples and
art styles that existed
alongside the ''civilized'' cultures of the Mediterranean, China,
and the Near East. Barbaras is Greek for "foreign", but literally
meant "stammering", after the itnfamilar sound of tongues other than
Greek. As barbarian cultures were fundamentally non-literate, we
know them primarily through the rich material culture and art they
The influence and exchange I of
ideas and art styles between "barbarian" and "civilized" cultures
was a continual process. The Greeks and the Etruscans were in
contact with three primary groups of "barbarians" - the Celts,
Scythians, and Thracians. Modern knowledge of these cultures is
largely derived from archaeological investigations, although one
literary source - Herodotus, the Greek geographer and historian
writing in the mid-fifth century bc -vividly describes Scythian
culture. The vast Roman Empire dealt with different groups of
"barbarians" that superseded the above - the later Celtic
populations, the Sarmatians, and groups of Germanic-speaking peoples
who had migrated from the north to southern Russia and Eastern
Europe. In the late fourth century ad, Hunnic tribes from Inner
Asia, the "ultimate barbarians", arrived in southern Russia. This
forced the Germanic and Sarmatian populations west and initiated the
historical process known as the Migration Period, which transformed
the Roman Empire into medieval Europe.
The Celts
The "Keltoi" to the Greeks or "Galli"
to the Romans were Indo-European speaking peoples whose culture
spread from the upper Danube and eastern France south to north-ern
Italy, the Iberian peninsula, and North Africa; west to the Low
Countries and the British Isles; and east to the Balkans and Asia
Minor. The first manifestation of Celtic art appears on the objects
found in more than a thousand graves excavated at Halstatt, a
salt-mining settlement in the Alps, near Salzburg in Austria. In
this Bronze Age phase, which began in the late second millennium and
continued until the mid-sixth century bc, the "art" consisted
largely of functional but highly sophisticated metalwork designed
for personal adornment and to embellish weapons, and horse and
chariot fittings. It was probably produced under princely patronage
and is primarily geometric and non-representational in nature. The
second, Iron Age phase, lasted from about 500bc to the Roman
conquests in the late second and early first century bc and is
called La Tene, after a settlement and votive deposit on the shores
of Lake Neuchatel in Switzerland. Early La Tene styles derive from
classical decorative and vegetal motifs, such as palmettos and
scrolls. but these incorporate animal figures and human heads into
their curvilinear structure. Depending on the region, these styles
evolved in different ways with the representational elements often
becoming more cryptic and abstract, and the continuous geometric
designs more fluid, often underpinned by complex, compass-based
patterns. Some stylistic variants were completely linear, engraved
on flat surfaces, while others were more plastic and naturalistic.
The artists still worked primarily in metal, favouring gold, copper
alloys and iron, sometimes adding inlays of coral, amber or enamel.
Personal jewellery for both men and women, arms, armour and horse
trappings were elaborately decorated, as were everyday articles such
as mirrors and vessel fittings. Torcs or neckrings were status
symbols in many Celtic societies, which together with long hair,
beards, and trousers, came to signify "barbarian" in Greek and Roman
representations. Celtic artists also worked in wood and stone,
producing large representational sculptures of both humans and
animals; many of these appear to have been used in cult temples or
as grave markers. After the Roman conquest, abstract variants of the
Celtic style survived primarily in the remote British Isles, to be
invested with new vigour by artisans in the second half of the first
millennium ad.
Stone statue of a warrior
wearing a torc, Castro do Lezenho,
Boticas, Portugal,
first century bc to first century ad.
Museu Nacional de Arqueologia e Etnologia, Lisbon
Bronze disc covered with
gold sheet inlaid with coral and enamel, Auvers-sur-Oise,
early fourth century.
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris
Gold torc from the chariot
burial of a princess,
Waldalgesheim, Germany,
second half of the fourth century bc.
Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn
The territories beyond the Greek
cities around the Black Sea were occupied by Thracians in the west
and Scythians to the north and east. The latter traded wheat, fur.
slaves, gold, and amber from the north. Scythian burial mounds in
southern Russia were storehouses of everyday Greek pottery buried
side by side with breathtaking gold jewellery, vessels, and fittings
reflecting both classical and barbarian traditions. Some items, such
as necklaces, earrings, and ritual vessels were purely Greek in both
style and function; other ornaments, such as large pectorals and
combs, were Scythian forms decorated in Greek style; yet other
objects were purely Scythian in both decoration and function. Some
objects in the second category, which must have been made by Greek
craftsmen for Scythian clients, bear naturalistic images of the
Scythians themselves, engaged in battle, milking mares, and shoeing
horses. These contrast with abstract and stylized representations of
animals used to decorate horse harnesses and with representations of
animal combat, which derive ultimately from ancient Near Eastern
sources. A similar admixture of Greek, Persian, and barbarian
traditions also characterizes the objects from Thracian tombs on the
western shores of the Black Sea, concentrated in Bulgaria, In
contrast to the Scythian finds, many of these were fashioned in
silver, probably reflecting local mineral resources. The sheer
quantity of precious metals and their exuberant decoration may have
reflected "barbarian" taste, but in general the decoration of all of
these luxury goods is of the highest standard.
Gold phalera with a feline attacking a stag, Ol'gino Mound,
fifth century bc.
Museum of Archaeology at the Ukraine National Academy of Science,
Gold comb showing a battle,
Solokha kurgan, Ukraine,
early fourth century bc.
The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
The Art of the Steppes
Felt saddle cover with
applique depicting an elk, Kurgan 2, Pazyryk, Altai, Siberia, fifth
century bc. The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. The arcs
enclosing dots used on the haunches are a typical steppe motif
derived from Iranian art
The steppe, the vast grasslands that stretch across Eurasia, was in
ancient times, as it is now, home to nomadic and semi-nomadic
pastoral peoples of both Caucasian and Mongolian stock. They were in
contact, both peacefully and aggressively, with the great settled
civilizations of the ancient world - the Assyrians and Persians, the
Greeks and Romans, and the Indians and Chinese - and their art was a
rich blend of their own cultural symbols with those classical
traditions. Much of the art they produced was small, portable
metalwork and wood can-ing, suited to their lifestyle and
stylistically conservative for many centuries. The primary tribes
with which the Western civilizations were acquainted were the
Scythians, their successors the Sarmatians, and, finally, in the
early medieval period, the Huns. The Iranian-speaking Scythians are
first mentioned in Assyrian sources around the middle of the seventh
century bc. Within two centuries, their territories stretched from
the Danube to the Don and north to the boundary between the forest
and steppe, but their cultural sway extended south-east into the
Caucasus and west to the Dobruja with a far eastern branch in
Siberia. Herodotus described the everyday life of the Scythians, who
drank mare's milk and interred their dead beneath massive earthen
mounds, accompanied by human and animal sacrifices. His observations
have been borne out by excavations of these mounds or kurgans, the
underground chambers of which were filled not only with sacrifices
but splendid golden grave goods. In the east, a spectacular group of
Scythian burials in wooden chambers was discovered in the Altai
mountains in Siberia. The permafrost preserved human bodies,
including one entirely tattooed man, and horses still wearing their
elaborate wooden bridles and headgear. Colourful felt textiles, such
as three-dimensional stuffed swans designed to hang from the top of
a tent, illustrate the richness of the nomadic lifestyle, while a
knotted woollen rug, the oldest in existence, testifies to
long-distance trading contacts between the Scythians and Achaemenid
Persians. The animal style developed by the Scythians was powerful
and stylized, depicting animals and birds with their most important
attributes (horns, paws, and beaks) exaggerated. It was applied to
personal status symbols such as belt buckles, horse trappings, and
weaponry such as akinakes (short swords), battle axes, and bow
cases. The Iranian Sarmatians continued a stylized version of this
animal ornament, often executed in repousse gold sheet accented with
turquoise inlays. Ornaments in this style, dating from the second
century bc to the second century ad, have been found across a large
region stretching from Afghanistan to the Caucasus and across
southern Russia. Graffiti, dating from the Roman period, depict
Sarmatians as mounted horsemen carrying long spears and with both
themselves and their horses encased in suits of armour. Like the
Scythians, their leaders were buried beneath massive mounds. Recent
excavations in the Ukraine at the kurgan complex called "Datschi",
near Azov have unearthed large quantities of gold ornaments and
vessels studded with semi-precious stones in a polychromatic style
that influenced later Migration Period art.
The Huns, who appeared without warning at the Sea of Azov in ad 369,
were traditionally regarded as the most brutal and physically ugly
of all barbarians. They probably spoke a proto-Turkish tongue and,
although their origins remain obscure, there can be no question that
one of their primary artifacts - large footed bronze cauldrons with
loop handles - can be traced across the steppe to the northern
borders of China. In the late fourth and early fifth centuries, they
formed alliances with Sarmatian and Germanic tribes and often fought
with the Romans against other barbarians. They succeeded in
extracting large subsidies in gold from the Roman government, both
in payment for their services and to keep them at bay. Once their
power base was established in Pannonia, the Hunnic federation under
Attila (died ad 452) began plundering and raiding further to the
west, remaining undefeated until a disastrous battle at the
Catalunian Fields in France, where the allied Huns. Ostrogoths, and
Burgundians suffered heavy losses. We know almost more about them
from historical sources than from archaeology, as they cremated
their dead and founded no settlements. Their most splendid ornaments
were fashioned of gold sheet studded with cabochon garnets. Many of
these took non-classical forms, such as diadems, temple pendants,
and whip handles.
Large gold stag plaque from a
Kostromskaja kurgan, Krasnodar region, late seventh or early sixth
century bc.
The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Severinus Boethius (c.ad480-525), a
Roman of noble birth, was a philosopher and translator of classical
Greek who served as consul to Theodoric, the Ostrogothic ruler of
Italy. Accused of siding with the Byzantines against the Ostrogoths,
he was condemned to death. Before his execution, he was imprisoned
at Pavia, where he wrote De Consolatione Philosophiae (The
Consolation of Philosophy). Various early Romanesque manuscripts
illuminated in Germany, France, and England depict the imprisonment
of Boethius. He is shown suffering at the hands of the guards, as in
this image, but also consoled by Philosophy and the Muses in others.
He became a key figure in later medieval schools of thought and
education. His work forms the basis of the Quadrivium, the four
mathematical branches of the seven liberal arts - arithmetic,
geometry, astronomv, and music.
Boethius in prison, from De
Consolatione Philosophiae, 11th century.
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris
Theodoric built in the grand Roman
manner at Ravenna, the capital of the Western Empire, in the fifth
century ad. A nave mosaic at Sant'Apollinare Nuovo depicts his
palatium (imperial residence.) with a triple arched entrance
projecting from a colonnaded facade. Each arch originally contained
a figure below a hanging crown of laurel leaves - Theodoric in the
centre, flanked by his wife, family, and court. The portraits were
replaced by curtains after Justinian's reconquest of Italy.
Theodoric's tomb, probably begun the year before he died in ad526,
is the only monument in Ravenna to be built of dressed limestone
blocks. The building is decagonal in plan with a lower storey of ten
arched niches and a complex, unfinished upper storey. The ground
floor was cross-shaped and groin-vaulted, while the upper floor was
circular and topped with a monolithic dome weighing more than 233
tonnes. The dome is encircled by 12 pierced spurs, each inscribed
with the name of an apostle.
Nave mosaic depicting the
palatium of Theodoric,
before ad526.
Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy
Votive crown with hanging
pendants spelling the latinized name of Recceswinth
(ruled AD 653-72), gold with sapphires, pearls, and garnets,
Museo Arqueologico Nacional, Madrid
The Goths
Historical sources combined with
archaeological evidence suggest that the Goths originally lived
around the Baltic Sea on the islands off the coast of Sweden and in
modern Poland. Sometime in the third century ad. these
Germanic-speaking tribes began to move southwards into the Ukraine,
where they amalgamated with the local agrarian people and formed an
integral part of the Chernyakov culture. Their characteristic
artifacts included humpbacked bone combs and bow fibulae with flat
semicircular heads and long footplates. The Goths established
themselves along the northern shores of the Black Sea and gradually
expanded south and west into the province of Dacia, abandoned by the
Romans. In the fourth century, they were converted to the Arian form
of Christianity by Ulfilas, a missionary who translated the Bible
into Gothic. Two primary groups of Goths were known to the Romans in
the fourth and fifth centuries -the Visigoths (eastern Goths) and
Ostrogoths (western Goths). When Hunnic tribes from Inner Asia moved
into the Crimean penninsula in the 370s, the Goths fled, along with
other tribes, crossing the Danube in 376. Allied with Huns and Alani
(a Sarmatian tribe), they defeated the Roman Empire in a decisive
battle at Adrianople in 378, killing the Roman emperor Valens.
Visigoths were settled in Thrace and the Ostrogoths, Huns, and Alans
in Pannonia, in roughly the area of western Hungary. Discontented
Visigoths under Alaric invaded Italy in 401. sacking Rome in 410.
The Visigoths were allowed to settle in southern Gaul and eventually
took control of the Iberian peninsula. The Ostrogoths, under their
leader Theodoric, marched to Italy, where he was proclaimed King and
allowed to govern the Western Empire. The later fourth and fifth
centuries, before these kingdoms were established, are known as the
Migration Period, and the distinctive art produced by the Goths at
this time consists largely of portable personal possessions such as
weapons, jewellery, and horse trappings. The wealthiest examples of
these were fashioned of gold decorated with garnet cloisonne; like
the Franks, their leaders probably had access to such gold and
gemstones as a result of their close relationship with the Eastern
Roman government in Constantinople. The everyday material culture of
the Ostrogoths in Italy, revealed largely by female grave goods, is
closely similar to that produced while they occupied Pannonia - the
women secured their garments with large bow fibulae and wore rings
and earrings in the classical manner. Unfortunately, their stable
government and patronage of the arts was cut short by the reconquest
of Italy by Justinian, finalized by 555. Visigothic culture, on the
other hand, developed steadily in southern France and the Iberian
peninsula and is well-represented by grave goods from large
inhumation cemeteries dating from the sixth to the eighth century.
Large bow fibulae continued to be worn by women, along with earrings
and distinctive square buckles. The latter were decorated initially
with semiprecious stones and then increasingly with glass.
Eventually, they were made solely of copper alloy, engraved with
scenes derived from early Christian iconography borrowed from the
Byzantine empire. The Visigoths officially converted to Catholicism
under Reccared in ad589. A group of splendid votive hanging crowns,
regal offerings, to the Church of Toledo in the first half of the
seventh century, was found at Guarrazar, near Toledo. Fashioned of
gold embellished with semi-precious stones, their form derives from
a fusion of imperial and sacred traditions. The excellent
preservation of a few seventh-century churches in northern Spain
testifies to a tradition of high-quality building and sculptural
ornamentation which prefigures the Romanesque. The invasions of the
Arabs in 711 overwhelmed all of southern Spain, but a reduced
Visigothic kingdom survived in Asturias and southern France into the
ninth and tenth centuries.
Objects from the burial of
Childeric, including gold and garnet cloisonne sword fittings,
buckles, coins, and a copy of his signet ring. Bibliotheque
Nationale, Paris
The Franks
The Franks were a political
amalgamation of many smaller Germanic tribes who lived between the
Weser and Rhine rivers. From the second to the fourth century ad, in
exchange for the defence of the northern frontier, they were allowed
by the Roman Empire to cultivate fallow lands in the heartland of
Gaul. Their gradual infiltration ensured that provincial Roman
industries, such as glassmaking, pottery, and metalworking,
continued without interruption. These crafts are well-preserved in
burials in large Frankish cemeteries known as row-grave cemeteries.
Weaponry and belt sets in male graves reflect late Roman army
styles, while female ornaments are closer to native Germanic
traditions. One of the most important finds of the early medieval
period is a burial mound discovered in 1685 outside Tournai in
Belgium. A signet ring in the grave was inscribed with the name of
the Frankish ruler Childeric, who was succeeded by his son, Clovis,
in about 481. Many of the finds were later stolen, but a gold
crossbow brooch and garnet cloisonne ornaments suggest that
Childeric served in the Roman militia, the civil and military
bureaucracy in the provinces. The Merovingian dynasty he founded
takes its name from his semi-legendary father, Merovech. From the
sixth to the eighth century, the Merovingians ruled the Low
Countries, northern Germany, and most of France, with their
dominions divided into two kingdoms, Austrasia and Neustria. In the
sixth and seventh centuries, their buckles, brooches, and weaponry
were decorated with garnet cloisonné and Christian imagery. This
mixture of Germanic and classical traditions continued in the
decoration of manuscripts and reliquaries from the seventh to the
ninth century. The Merovingians maintained a monetary economy,
investing their wealth in the construction of churches, monasteries,
and abbeys, thereby preserving the heritage of stone carving and
architecture. Key monuments that survive from this period are the
Baptistry of St Jean at Poitiers, and the crypt at the Abbey of
Jourre, founded by the daughter of a barbarian noble, which still
holds the elaborate stone and plaster sarcophaghi of its abbesses.
In 751, Pepin. mayor of Austrasia. deposed Childeric III to found
the Carolingian dynasty.
King Edgar, Christ, the
Virgin Mary,
and St Peter in the Statute of Winchester,
British Library, London
Accounts of the settlement of
England by different Germanic tribes given by the Venerable Bede, an
early eighth-century monk, have been largely borne out by modern
archaeology. Comparison of metalwork and pottery found in England
with Continental types suggests that the Saxons came from between
the Elbe and Weser rivers in Lower Saxony, the Angles from Angeln
(modern Schleswig-Holstein), and the Jutes from the Jutland
peninsula and perhaps southern Scandinavia. The causes and nature of
the arrival of these tribes in the fourth and fifth centuries is
complex — some served as mercenaries for the Roman army but the
majority probably came as invaders to a land that was ill-defended
by the later Roman Empire. Saxon sea-pirates had been raiding the
southern coasts of England since the third century"; eventually, in
the fifth century, considerable numbers of immigrants colonized
large areas of England. By the sixth and seventh centuries, the
Saxons, the Angles, and the Jutes had evolved distinctive regional
variations of dress and art. As with other Germanic tribes, we
understand their art primarily from their grave goods. The women
wore either large bow brooches with square-heads or circular
brooches of various forms. These were decorated with abstract human
and animal figures in a style known as "chip-caning". In areas such
as Kent, which had close trading links with the Franks, the brooches
were often decorated with garnet inlays. One of the most outstanding
finds of the entire early medieval period is the grave of an Anglian
chieftain buried in a large sailing ship beneath a mound at Sutton
Hoo in Suffolk, East Anglia. He was interred with a full set of
regalia and weaponry, much of it decorated with gold and garnet
cloisonné; silver tableware imported from Byzantium; and symbols of
his authority such as a standard and sceptre. Gold coins in his
waist-purse, each representing a dillerent Frankish mint, suggest
that he was buried sometime in the late 620s. Although his style of
burial was purely pagan, by that time, the process of
Christianization was well-advanced in England. By the middle of the
seventh century, the practice of inhumation with grave goods ceased
and our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon art is based upon splendid
illuminated manuscripts from monasteries in Northumbria. Some early
examples of these, such as the carpet pages from the Lindisfarne
Gospels, still bore animal interlace and geometric patterns derived
directly from metal prototypes, mixed with classical motifs from the
Mediterranean world. These styles were further developed in monastic
scriptoria in Ireland, where native Celtic impulses produced
intricate linear patterns underpinned by complex geometric compass
work. Some of these interlaced patterns were translated into stone
carving, where they appear on large stone crosses dating from the
seventh to the ninth century.
The prophet Ezra as a scribe,
from the
Codex Arniatinus, an Anglo-Saxon
manuscript illuminated in Italo-Byzantine
style, before ad716 (Amiatinus I, fol. Vr).
Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence
It was politically advantageous for
the aristocracy of the Germanic tribes to convert to Christianity
and the Christian church grew immensely wealthy from donations in
the sixth and seventh centuries. Two hundred monasteries existed
south of the Loire when St Columbanus. an Irish missionary, arrived
in Europe in 585. and by the end of the seventh century, over four
hundred flourished in the Merovingian kingdom alone. Monastic
foundations served as the springboard for the conversion of the
pagan Germanic peoples, with missionaries travelling widely across
Europe. Monastic scriptoria played a key role in the transmission of
the Latin language and classical culture, copying and illuminating
not only religious texts, but also medical and scientific treatises
from the ancient world. The Codex Amiatinus was copied from a
Vulgate version of St Jerome brought from Rome to England in 678;
the large Anglo-Saxon copy was being taken back to Rome by Ceolfrid,
abbot of the twin monasteries of Jarrow and Monkwearmouth in
Northumbria, when he died at Langres in 716.
Marble panels from a
presbyterial enclosure, eighth century. Abbey of San Pietro in
Valle, Ferentillo
The Lombards
Gilt-bronze plaque, possibly
from a helmet, identified by an inscription as belonging to King
Agilulf (AD591-615) enthroned between attendants and acolytes. Val
de Nievole, near Lucca, Italy. Museo Nazionale del Bargello,
The Langobards (literally long-beards), or Lombards, as they became
known, lived around the Elbe river in the first and second centuries
ad. Contemporary Roman accounts describe them as warlike and they
were responsible for many raids into the Roman province of Pannonia.
They eventually moved into lower Austria and settled south of the
great bend of the Danube in the Carpathian Basin, alongside the
native population and another Germanic tribe called the Gepids. With
Byzantine aid, the Lombards defeated the Gepids in the mid-sixth
century and in 568 occupied northern Italy, where they founded the
last "barbarian" kingdom in the region that still bears their name.
They established their capital at Pavia, and although they never
took Ravenna or Rome, autonomous Lombardic kingdoms were founded at
Spoleto near Rome and at Benevento near Naples. Prior to their
migration into Italy, we know their culture primarily from excavated
inhumation graves in Austria and Hungary. These reveal that they
shared many key aspects of material culture with neighbouring
Germanic tribes like the Franks, Alamanni, and even with the
Anglo-Saxons, who had been their neighbours in the north. Men were
buried with belt sets and weaponry, often decorated in animal-style,
while women wore radiate bow fibulae
decorated with animal heads and geometric motifs in cast
"chip-carving" and sometimes with garnet inlay. In the first phase
of their occupation of Italy, these cultural traditions remained
unchanged. By the early seventh century, however, female jewellery
shifted almost entirely to Byzantine-style ornaments while the
decoration of male belt sets remained closely related to
contemporary Germanic styles to the north. Unlike the Ostrogoths,
the Lombards were converts from Arianism to Catholicism and their
graves often contained distinctive stamped gold crosses. They became
patrons of Christianity, erecting both grand basilicas and small
cross-plan churches and monasteries. Rich ornamentations in marble,
stucco, and fresco have been preserved in the interiors of some of
these buildings. Some, such as the famous relief panel depicting the
Adoration of the Magi at Cividale are uniquely Lom-bardic in their
very stylized and linear treatment of figures surrounded by
interlace. The marble panels at San Pietro in Valle, dedicated by
Ilderico II, Duke of Spoleto from ad739 to 740. depict a figure
holding a chisel labelled "URSUS MAG-ESTER FECIT", a rare and early
instance where a medieval artisan has signed his work. Other
carvings reflect Byzantine styles or, as in the case of the seventh
and eighth century frescos at Santa Maria Antiqua in Rome and
Castelseprio, classical painting styles. All of these form a
critical link between the ancient world and the styles that evolved
in the Romanesque and Gothic periods. The Lombards in the north were
defeated by the Franks under Charlemagne, while the lesser southern
principalities survived until the conquests of the Normans in the
11th century.
Adoration of the Magi from
the altar of the Duke of Ratchis, San Martino, Cividale, c. 740.
Christian Museum and Cathedral Treasury, Cividale del Friuli
Rock carving depicting
warriors and ships, Vitlycke, Bohuslan, Sweden Bronze Age
"Viking" is a generic name applied
to the seafaring raiders from Scandinavia whose invasions terrorized
Britain and Europe from the ninth to the eleventh century ad. They
were the last true pagans, perceived as such by the Christianized
Germanic kingdoms, and their extensive oral sagas, written down in
the high Middle Ages, were sources of pagan myths and social
traditions for the early medieval period. Although the Norse were
settled agricultural peoples, their primary means of communication
was by sea. Improvements in shipbuilding in the early medieval
period meant that long-distance travel and trade became increasingly
practical. The raicis by Norsemen from across Scandinavia, which
began in the late eighth century, were not co-ordinated in any
overall fashion but had as their initial goal the acquisition of
precious metals to be used as bullion in a non-monetary economy.
Many hoards of gold and silver ornaments, often cut up for melting
down, survive from the early Viking period. Lightning raids,
particularly of the treasuries of wealthy monasteries, were often
followed by settlement. A network of trading stations was
established in the Baltic, along the rivers of Russia, in Iceland.
Greenland, Ireland, northeast England, and northern France. Superb
Viking metalwork, executed with complex animal interlace in various
styles, was mirrored in wooden carvings such as those found in a
burial at Oseberg, Norway, which include elaborately decorated
carts, sledges, and a ship. They also erected large standing stones
decorated with carved, narrative figurai scenes and/or runes, the
native alphabet.
Box brooch made of partially
gilt bronze, covered with silver and gold decorated with niello,
filigree, and granulation.
Martens Grotlingbo, Gotland, Sweden, eleventh century.
Statens Historiska Museum, Stockholm
The emperor Constantine founded
Constantinople in AD324, dedicating the new city to the Virgin Mary.
Gradually, in the centuries that followed, Roman culture became
influenced by the East and the "barbarian" cultures of northern
Europe. Respect for tradition was passed down without question or
criticism, evident in the fact that the Greek language of a
fifth-century writer is virtually indistinguishable from that
written in the 12th century. Byzantine art displayed the same
constancy: in the fifth and sixth centuries, it developed a formal
expression that was manifested in thousands of works of art that
came to be regarded as sacred and immutable. This survived the
eighth and early ninth centuries (when those who venerated graven
images were terrorized by the iconoclasts), and was revived in the
late ninth century.
The Armenian people enjoyed a long
period of prosperity between their conversion to Christianity and
the Mongol invasion of the 13th century. Throughout Armenia and
neighbouring Georgia there was much important and original
architecture, with historical links to the traditions of the peoples
who had long dominated the region - the Persians and Romans - and
with the Byzantine koine from the fifth century. By the tenth
century, Armenian architecture was developing along independent
lines. Advanced building techniques, notably the use of concrete
domes and vaults on stone walls, led to many remarkable monuments
that still survive, despite earthquakes and wartime destruction.
Earlier than in other regions, Armenian church architects employed
the basic-plan of a central dome on a square base, a theme that was
elaborated on many times. The dome, set on a circular or polygonal
drum, is often supported by four pilasters, and the interior
contains pilasters with arches and niches. In many cases, the plans
of the buildings are quite complex, such as those of the church of
Kazkh. Those that follow the Greek cross type sometimes have
terminal apses and corner pieces between the arms. The fascinating
ruins of the old Armenian capital, Ani, include rectangular, domed
and polygonal churches. There are also castellated monastic
complexes. Much of the ornamentation was carved from stone, and in
some cases was inlaid in a style incorporating Persian. Arabic,
Syrian, and Byzantine elements. Armenian architecture had a lasting
influence on later styles in the Caucasian region.
Monastery of Marmashen,
10th-13th century.
Following the decline of Armenian power, monastic buildings gained
in importance,
and became the places where culture was preserved.
The building next to the church, the gavit, was used not just for
worship but also for assemblies and meetings
Churches on Torcello, in Venice
Churches on Torcello, in Venice,
are remnants of the Byzantine "cities of silence". which were
tantamount to museums in the declining Byzantine culture of the
ninth century. Buildings of brick, the most typical material of
Byzantine architecture, rise up from the grey waters of the lagoon,
the brick interspersed with thin layers of stone or decorated with
marble-lined openings. The cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, founded
in 639 and rebuilt in 1008, has a 9th-century portal and a crypt
with an 11th-century architrave and bell tower, all of which are
constructed of marble. Inside, there are columns with 11th-century
capitals and a huge mosaic. The Last Judgment (late 11th to 12th
century), on the west wall. In the apse, which dates from the
original church, other mosaics from the same period include the
Twelve Apostles and the Virgin and Child. Another church. Santa
Fosca, has a floor plan in the shape of a Greek cross.
The Last Judgment, wall
mosaic. Torcello Cathedral, Venice, late 11 th-12th century
Christ in Majesty between the
Archangels Michael and Gabriel, mosaic in the vault of the chapel's
Torcello Cathedral, Venice, 13th century.
The island of Torcello was the spiritual centre and bishopric of the
lagoon before Rialto-Venice
Two pages from the Gospels,
1204-05, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City.
This Coptic and Arabic manuscript was produced in Cairo. It shows St
Mark and. in imperial dress, St Michael
Another important late-antique and high medieval culture that
continued with little change until the ninth century was Coptic ait,
produced by Christians in the Nile valley area of Egypt and
stretching in some cases to modern Ethiopia. However, there was no
influence of ancient Egyptian art. since Alexander had all but
annihilated the dynastic cultures. The principal points of reference
in the ancient world were the cities of Constantinople and
Alexandria, and their influence extended to this region. Byzantine
styles and themes can be seen in many small objects of Coptic art.
These include linen textiles decorated with medallions that bear
coloured figures — these were used both for burial and
ecclesiastical clothing - as well as many small paintings on wood, a
variety of inlaid woods, and finely worked miniatures of sacred
books. The influence of Coptic art was to last beyond the Islamic
conquest of Egypt.
Decorative tunic sleeve
border, ninth to tenth century.
Museo Nazionaie di Antichita, Ravenna, Italy.
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Friday: striped pierrot
Friday night: pink pimpernel
Saturday: regency day dress
Saturday night: Pearl
Sunday underwear: kimono?
Sunday: chemise gown
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Merchants' Academy believes that high standards of dress are important to all students and this includes Sixth Form students. Whilst, the Academy accepts that Sixth Form students should be clearly defined in a different way to students in the main Academy, it is still important that the Sixth Form student retain an element of identity. Therefore, it is important that the Sixth Form are smart and act as ambassadors for Merchants' Academy. The gender-neutral dress code is based on the understanding that smart dress instills confidence and pride, together with demonstrating respect for the values that we uphold and therefore prepares students for life in the workplace. In addition, to preparation for life in work place, it is also important that students are prepared for the selection and interview process which will enable them to access their work placement, apprenticeship or educational placement, therefore, a high standard of dress is important.
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No facial piercing. Earrings, if worn, should be discreet.
No excessive jewellery.
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Tight sports leggings are not permitted
Mouth guards are required for rugby