In addition to the energetic painting characterizing the Hitda Gospels (Fig. 15-26), the Gospels of Otto III (Fig. 15-27) show another Ottonian style, which was influenced by __________art in its sharply outlined drawings and lavish fields of gold
A. Islamic
B. Hiberno-Saxon
C. Byzantine
D. Early Christian
Answer: C
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