Mosa

…Mosan is an adjective derived from the Meuse River (formerly Mosa River), and Mosan art refers to medieval art that flourished in the area from the Meuse River basin to the Rhine River basin, which was formerly the Archdiocese of Liège. This area had already flourished as one of the centers of art since the end of the Carolingian dynasty, and produced excellent works in the fields of ivory carving and manuscript painting (The Bible of Floreffe, British Museum).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mosa" is listed below.

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…〈モザンmosan〉とはムーズMeuse川(古称モサMosa川)の形容詞形で，モザン美術とはムーズ川流域からライン川流域に至る旧リエージュ司教区にあたる地方で栄えた中世美術をいう。　この地方は，すでにカロリング朝末期より芸術の中心地の一つとして栄え，象牙彫，写本画(《フロレッフの聖書》大英博物館)の領域に，優れた作品を生んだ。…

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