Aachen Imperial Chapel - Aachen Imperial Chapel

Japanese: アーヘンの宮廷礼拝堂 - あーへんのきゅうていれいはいどう
Aachen Imperial Chapel - Aachen Imperial Chapel

...During this period, mosaic icons were created using extremely tiny tesserae less than 1 mm in size.
[Western Europe]
During the Carolingian period, mosaics were said to have been applied to the court chapel of Aachen (now the cathedral), but they no longer exist. The mosaic (799-818) representing the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25) in the chapel of Germigny-des-Prés is the only surviving example from this period (heavy influence from Ravenna).

*Some of the terms mentioned in the "Aachen Court Chapel" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この時代には,1mm以下のごく微細なテッセラを用いたモザイク・イコンなども見られた。ビザンティン美術
[西ヨーロッパ]
 カロリング朝期では,アーヘンの宮廷礼拝堂(現,大聖堂)にモザイクが施されていたといわれるが現存しない。ジェルミニー・デ・プレの礼拝堂の〈契約の櫃(ひつ)〉(《出エジプト記》25章)を表すモザイク(799‐818)は,この時代のほぼ唯一の遺例である(ラベンナからの影響が色濃い)。…

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