Prerromanesque Art - 9 Mozarabic Art

Nineth video about the Prerromanesque Art serie. Any doubt? Send me a message.

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The Prerromanesque period, which extends between the V century to XI century, is considered divided into two periods. The first corresponds to the VIII century, bounded by the Moslem invasion and the beginning of the reign of Charlemagne. This is the art of the barbarians established in the western provinces of the Roman Empire. The second period is started in France with the Carolingian Renaissance, which links to the first Romanesque art in Catalonia, France and Italy, and the art of the Asturian kingdom in Castile.

The mozarabic art rises in IX as a mix of the visigothic tradition and the influence of the muslim art. Popular art, poor and diverse. Use of masonry and brick. Use of horseshoe arches. There are two kinds: constructions in muslim zone, and constructions built by mozarabs in christian zone.

The Church of Bobastro is a rupestrian one, in Málaga.

Castilla y León. This is the zone of the Kingdom of León and the Condado de Castilla, that is, Castilla y León, Asturias, Cantabria and Galicia. Stand out the churches of San Miguel de la Escalada (León), Santiago de Peñalba (León), Santa María de Lebeña (Cantabria), San Baudelio de Berlanga (Soria), San Cebrián de Mazote (Valladolid) and San Miguel de Celanova (Orense).

The churches of Serrablo of Huesca. There are two theories: if they are mozarabic or aragon protorromanesque churches. One nave covered with wooded ceiling with semicircular apse. Belltowers. Stand out the great San Pedro de Lárrede, and others like San Martín de Oliván and San Andrés de Satué.

Cataluña. The cultural and comercial exchange between Cataluña and Al-Andalus was great in that times, and that propitiated the construction of mozarabic temples with details as hoseshoes arches, rectangular plant and mural painting related with mozarabic codexes. Stand out San Quirce de Pedret, Santa María de Marquet and Santa Helena Rodes.

Special mention for San Juan de la Peña in Aragón, a subterrain monastery of two naves, with barrel vault and horseshoe arches of visigothic tradition. This monastery was an authentic fortress. The cloister hasn't ceiling. It is very interesting the decoration, standing out the capitels decoration.

More jewelry, the same as always, but with mozarabic influence.

The last images are a serie of images of manuscripts. I am going to say the name of each manuscript per photo: Vitae Patrum (oldest one, compilation of lifes of saints), Biblia Vimara (a Bible of Cathedral of León of year 920), Codex Gothicus Legionensis (bible from León of year 960, very rich in miniatures), Códice Emilianense (great expressiveness), Beato de El Escorial (nice illustrations), Beato de Girona (the manuscript with more illustrations ever, very rich and famous), Beato Seo de Urgell, and Beato de Fernando I (the most beautiful and complete of all the beatos).

Music: Le jeu de Robin et Marion by Adam de la Halle

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