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Rozmeri Basic examines a modular way of thinking
as a point of departure for the analysis of selected
examples of architecture and literature, revealing
that the church of St. Donat in Zadar, Croatia,
and Alcuin's acrostics share some common principles
of form.
This study consists of two phases: first to test
the applicability of the modular organization
of space in an architectural monument; and, second,
to see if the same concept is applicable to a
work of art in a different medium. By using the
analytical tools of number symbolism and sequential
organization of space, the study emphasized relationships
between forms, meanings, and functions of the
acrostics in regard to significant theological,
historical, and political events of the time.
The Carolingian Renaissance is embodied in
Charlemagne's political ambitions for creating
a well-organized society by implementing ideas
of unity, clarity, order, and reason in the modular
way of thinking. Thus, this dominant principle
creates close relationships between different
areas of artistic expression and emphasizes the
interdisciplinary nature of the medieval culture
in general.
About the author. Dr. Rozmeri Basic
is an Associate Professor in the School of Art
at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. After
earning her undergraduate degree at the University
of Belgrade, and graduate work at the University
of Tokyo and the University of Southern California,
she earned her Master's in Art History and her
doctorate in Comparative Arts from Ohio University.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by Robert Wortman
Preface
Chapter One: The Carolingian renaissance
or Renaissance?
Chapter Two: A Carolingian Concept of
Modulation
Chapter Three: The Palatine Chapel at
Aachen
Chapter Four: A Brief History of Zadar
and The Church of St. Donat in Zadar
Chapter Five: Alcuin and Latin Poetry
Chapter Six: Alcuin's mesostich Magna
quidem pavido
Chapter Seven: Conclusions and Conjectures
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