Lindisfarne Gospels Carpet Page

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Lindisfarne gospels carpet page.

Matthew folio 26 verso of the lindisfarne gospels from northumbria england c. A carpet page from the lindisfarne gospels carpet pages are a characteristic feature of insular illuminated manuscripts. Jerome and pope damasus i. There are sixteen pages of arcaded canon tables where parallel passages of the four evangelists are laid out.

Christianity an introduction for the study of art history. In the lindisfarne gospels the carpet pages play a similar role preparing the reader for the the gospel message. Carpet page posted on december 14 2015 by mrsbowman1 cross and carpet page for st. Each carpet page contains a different form of cross stressing the different church traditions and their ecumenical relationship.

Medieval art in europe. Google classroom facebook twitter. Standard scenes from the life of christ in art. Lindisfarne gospels john cross carpet page f 210v british library the book is a spectacular example of insular or hiberno saxon art works produced in the british isles between 500 900 c e a time of devastating invasions and political upheavals.

They are pages of mainly geometrical ornamentation which may include repeated animal forms typically placed at the beginning of each of the four gospels in gospel books.