Anglo-Saxon’s Artistic Influence

By Sterling Harris and Tavares Jackson

Early Anglo-Saxon manuscript illumination forms part of Insular art, a combination of influences from Mediterranean Celtic and Germanic styles

Painting

The 3 types of music were: Musica mundana-the philosophical and astrological celestial

music Musica Humana-the music of human bodies and emotion Musica Instrumentalis- musical sounds from instruments Music really just relied on vocals but the instruments that

were use were panpipes, flutes, drums, organs, etc.

Music

Early literature took the form of lengthy epic poems

These poems reflected the reality of how life was back then.

These were written with confidence, not being harsh.

Literature

Days of the Week Easter Holiday Feudalism The Longbow

InventionsTuesday comes from Tiw (God of War)

Wednesday comes from Woden (chief Tuetonic god)

Thursday comes from Thor (God of Thunder)

Many English churches were designed to have bits and pieces of earlier Saxon buildings

The churches had 2 different styles In the South, the Roman model had

incoporated chambers to the sides of aisle-less nave, and a apsidal on the east end.

In the North, they had simple designs featuring tall naves with no side chambers, and rectangular chancels.

Architecture