Book of kells letter a

Discover Pinterest’s best ideas and inspiration for Book of kells letter a. Get inspired and try out new things.
16 people searched this
·
Last updated 1mo
an intricately decorated letter s on parchment paper

The Book of Kells contains portraits of all the Evangelists as well as of Christ. This portrait of John has a notably intricate border. As part of the general celebration of St Patrick’s Day at Trinity, the Book of Kells in its entirety is now viewable in the Library’s new Digital Collections online repository. The link is slow, slow, slow but the images are gorgeous, one of the great treasures of the early Middle Ages. The Book of Kells (Irish: Leabhar Cheanannais) (Dublin, Trinity College…

525
the letters and numbers are made up of different shapes, sizes, and colors to make it look like they have been hand painted

My first attempt to use gold leaf was purely out of curiosity. I’m always excited to work with new materials, and during the first year of school we had a project called “Illuminated Manuscripts”. “An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders (marginalia) and miniature illustrations. An illuminated manuscript is not considered illuminated unless one or many illuminations contained gold foil or…

1.7k
the letter j is decorated with an intricate pattern and a cat's head on it

These stunning Celtic letters are based on the Illuminated Letters used by the ancient Irish monks who wrote the Book of Kells. They are exclusive to Ireland Calling and would be a beautiful and unique gift to celebrate a wedding, anniversary or other special occasion. The merging of two families is always a proud mome

391
an old book with writing on it and some type of art in the middle ages

I decided to do something a little different for this post, since I have not written one for awhile. (SORRY). Yesterday, as I sat pondering what new and incredible artwork I could showcase, I remem…

22

Related interests

Book of kells letter a and more

Explore related boards