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About the Images
The images used for
this web site are drawn from the following:
Carpet
Page from the Lindisfarne Gospels - Lindisfarne (Northumbria), England,
United Kingdom. Early 8th century A.D.
"This "carpet" page
is an example of the intricacy and ornateness achieved by artists in the
early eighth century. . .The decoration consists not only of La Tène
elements, but also of interlace, both ribbon and anilmal, which derive
from Germanic sources.
British Library,
London."
Anglo-Saxon
Manuscript -
Cotton Vespasian,
A.I.
Late 8th century
A.D.
this folio portrays
King David and Musicians.
British Library,
London.
From:
Raftery, Barry,
Ed. Celtic Art. [Paris] : Unesco : Flammarion, c1990. |
