Carpet Page From Lindisfarne Gospels

Time of social upheaval and devastation invasions.

Carpet page from lindisfarne gospels.

Introduction to the middle ages. Standard scenes from the life of christ in art. The lindisfarne gospels is a manuscript that contains the gospels of the four evangelists mark john luke and matthew. 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.

Matthew folio 26 verso of the lindisfarne gospels from northumbria england c. Four of the carpet pages appear alongside incipit pages that mark the beginning of each gospel. Medieval art in europe. Essay by louisa woodville.

Lindisfarne island off the coast of northumberland in england. Insular cross carpet pages were inspired by contemporary metalwork and oriental rugs. Lindisfarne gospels cross carpet page. The copying and decoration of the lindisfarne gospels represent a remarkable artistic achievement.

Each carpet page contains a different form of cross stressing the different church traditions and their ecumenical relationship. Similar pages can be found in coptic christian manuscripts and it is possible that this decorative tradition came to ireland with monks who came from or spent time in egypt. 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. In front of each of these four books is an extraordinary page typically referred to as a carpet page.

Carpet page posted on december 14 2015 by mrsbowman1 cross and carpet page for st. Produced in the british isles between 500 900 ce. Jerome and pope damasus i. The lindisfarne gospels begins with a carpet page in the form of a cross and a major initial page introducing the letter of st.

Kathleen yes this is an extraordinary copy of the four gospels so the accounts of jesus life and teaching written by his disciples and followers matthew mark luke and john. The book includes five highly elaborate full page carpet pages so called because of their resemblance to carpets from the eastern mediterranean. Christianity an introduction for the study of art history. Google classroom facebook twitter.

Made in italy. A carpet page from the lindisfarne gospels carpet pages are a characteristic feature of insular illuminated manuscripts. 793 ce vikings pillaged the monastery but the monks were able to keep the lindisfarne gospels safe.