Migration period art is a general term for the art of the '' barbarian '' peoples who moved in to formnting of the period , but architecture , metalwork and small carved work in wood or ivory were also important media .
Migration period art is a general term for the art of the '' barbarian '' peoples who moved in to formerly Roman territories . 
 Illuminated manuscripts contain nearly all the surviving painting of the period , but architecture , metalwork and small carved work in wood or ivory were also important media .