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Historical Archive: Ninth century to 840 (Louis the Pious)


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gryphon belt mount, copper alloy tinned, late 7th-early 9th c. Avar, Morgan 2012.2:84
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silver ring: animal interlace, England c.775-850, V&A 628-1871
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silver ring: profile, England c.775-850, V&A 628-1871
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star fibula, gold with copper back plate, late 8th-early 9th c., CMA 2009.344
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star fibula, gold with copper back plate, late 8th-early 9th c., CMA 2009.344
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Genoels-Elderen ivories, late 8th/early 9th c., MRAH 1474. This work has its own page.
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Lebuinus chalice, ivory c.790-810, Utrecht ABM bi787, which has its own page
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Aachen cathedral, Odo of Metz 793-813. The cathedral has its own pages.
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Aachen cathedral bronze doors, c.800, which have their own page
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Collectio Canonum Conciliorum Gallia, c.800: Nov. 6, 513 letter from Pope Symmacus to Caesarius of Arles, Bibliothèque apostolique Vaticane Pal. Lat 574 ff. 15v-16r. For other views see Vat.
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Harrach diptych, ivory with glass c.800, Schn 1012, which has its own page
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Cross fr. West Frankish territory, gold/garnet/glass/enamel c.800, poss. fr. Quiercy, BNM 21/92
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bronze pinecone, c.800 or 1000, Aachen cathedral. The pinecone has its own page.
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Stephansbursa, gold repoussé reliefs, early 9th c., Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum Schatzkammer. This object has its own page.
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Grimfridus chalice, copper alloy with gilt and silver, early 9th c., DO BZ.33.4. This work has its own page.
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pheasants, Byzantine silk, early 9th c., Hermitage КЗ-6618, fr. Moshchevaya Balka, which has its own page
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Charlemagne (768-814) silver denier, bust obverse: M-G 318, Prou 981, CdM. For many more of his coins, see Carolingian coins.
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Charlemagne (reg. 768-814) seal: 807 Aug. 7, BHA KS3. For an 812 impression see Charters.
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Louis the Pious (reg. 814-40) seal: 816 May 2, Marburg Staatsarchiv R1a 816 May 2. For a June 816 impression see Charters.
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Evangelists with their symbols, early 9th c., CdM
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bust from San Salvatore crypt, early 9th c., stucco, Brescia Museum of Santa Giulia. For another view see Brescia.
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Hildesheim "founding reliquary", silver, early 9th c., in Hildesheim Cathedral, which has its own interior page
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Andrews diptych, ivory, early 9th c. or poss 5th c., V&A A.47&A-1926. For oblique view see V&A.
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Werden Casket panels, early 9th c.?, V&A 149-, 149A-, 149B-1866. For detail see V&A.
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Throne of Dagobert, bronze; 7th or early 9th, and 9th c., CdM 65. This work has its own page.
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Louis the Pious (814-40) gold solidus. For more of his issues, see Carolingian coins.
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Pippin I of Acquitaine (814-38) silver denier, bust obverse: M-G 597, ANS 69.119.1. For reverse see ANS.
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Alcuin Letters, c.820, British Library MS Harley 208 (Not available at higher resolution)
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Oseberg ship, oak with iron, c.820, OsloVSM, which has its own pages
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Louis the Pious (reg. 814-40) charter: 820 Oct. 22, AN K8 no10
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Louis the Pious (reg. 814-40) seal: 820 Oct. 22, AN K8 no10. For a Sept. 820 impression see Charters.
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Lorsch Torhalle, c.820 or soon aft 876, which has its own page
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Four evangelist symbols with cross, crystal intaglio, unengraved obverse, c.820-60 Carolingian, TMA 50.287. For mount see TMA.
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Crucifixion obverse, crystal intaglio, c.825-50, BM 67.7-5.14. For other views see BM.
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Crucifixion ivory, Reims? c.825-50, Louvre OA 3936
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Crucifixion, crystal intaglio (unengraved reverse), c.825-950, on triptych 1850-61, V&A 7947-1862. For triptych see V&A.
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Crucifixion obverse, crystal intaglio, c.825-950, on Ste. Foi reliquary, Conques, abbey treasury. For another view see Conques.
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Theophilus miliaresion, obverse, Constantinople 829-42, NBM
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Theophilus follis, obverse, Constantinople 829-42, NBM
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Ardennes Cross, center, c.830, Nürnberg Germanisches Nationalmuseum
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Ardennes Cross, center, c.830, Nürnberg Germanisches Nationalmuseum
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Baptism of Christ, crystal intaglio backed with red foil (unengraved obverse), c.830-900. Freiburg im Breisgau, Münster. For mount see Frieburg.
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Louis the German (d.876) seal: 831 Aug. 18, BHA KS13
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832 chapel of Hilduin, rebuilt 1140-44, with 1975 black marble royal memorials, Saint-Denis basilica crypt, which has its own page.
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Oseberg tapestry, c.834, OsloVSM, which has its own pages
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Oseberg animal-head post, wood, c.834, OsloVSM, which has its own pages
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Oseberg sledge, wood with metal, c.834, OsloVSM, which has its own pages
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Pippin I of Acquitaine (d.838) seal: 835 Oct. 26, AN K9 no8/3
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Louis the Pious (reg. 814-40) seal: 839 Jan 23, AN K9 no10. For an 834 impression see Charters.