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Insular art
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Insular art, also known as Hiberno-Saxon art, was produced in the post-Roman era of Great Britain and Ireland. The term derives from insula, the Latin term for "island"; in this period Britain and Ire
This page (folio 292r) of the Book of Kells contains the lavishly decorated text that opens the Gospel of John.
This page (folio 292r) of the Book of Kells contains the lavishly decorated text that opens the Gospel of John.
David from the Durham Cassiodorus, early 8th century (?), Jarrow
David from the Durham Cassiodorus, early 8th century (?), Jarrow
One of hundreds of small initials from the Book of Kells
One of hundreds of small initials from the Book of Kells
Early Anglo-Saxon shoulder-clasps from Sutton Hoo, early 7th century. Gold, garnet, and millefiori glass.
Early Anglo-Saxon shoulder-clasps from Sutton Hoo, early 7th century. Gold, garnet, and millefiori glass.
Insular script
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Insular script is a medieval script system originating in Ireland that spread to England and continental Europe under the influence of Irish Christianity. Irish missionaries took the script to contine
The beginning of the Gospel of Mark from the Book of Durrow
The beginning of the Gospel of Mark from the Book of Durrow
St Chad Gospels: Et factum est iter[um cum sabbatis ambula] / ret ihs [Ihesus] per sata (Mark 2:23, p. 151) "And it came to pass, that Jesus went thro
St Chad Gospels: Et factum est iter[um cum sabbatis ambula] / ret ihs [Ihesus] per sata (Mark 2:23, p. 151) "And it came to pass, that Jesus went through the corn fields on the sabbath day".