Opus Francigenum

Opus

To the Latins, Ops defined wealth, power, and resources. Op alone is to work or create in abundance. An opus is a styled creation and defines the work produced through the application of opulence ( wealth, resources, and power ).

Francigenum

Biologist use genus to categorize something that fits somewhere between a species and a family. Francigenum was a term used in the medieval ages to describe Frank influence.

Opus Francigenum was the medieval phrase used to define the unique style of the Franks. The Latins called the Franks the Franci and these gens Francorum were barbarian tribes who occupied lands from Mainz to the sea ( doesn't state which sea ) and along the Rhine. According to the NewAdvent Encyclopedia these ancient barbarian tribes form a confederation and starting in about 300 AD they begin to populate the Belgic Gallic lands along the Meuse and Scheldt rivers after having mostly occupied settlement on the eastern side of the Rhine previously.

Romanesque is an Opus of sorts. The Romanesque style is a mixture of Latin-Roman ( Classical Roman - Rome) and Greco-Roman (Byzantine - Constantinople) influence.

A revival of classical starts in the 1400's and is later named the Rennaisance.

Between the Renaissance and the Romanesque is the Opus Francigenum which is later referred to as the Gothic period.