Sujet

Opening of St Johns Gospell, c1020. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Opening of St John's Gospel, c1020. Text beginning with initial I, acanthus leaf pattern with interlace knotwork terminals adorned with birds heads holding leaf-sprays in their beaks. Borders of 'Winchester' type acanthus with corner bosses and two roundels with bust figures, From Gospels [Canterbury, Christ Church; c1020]

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A23_242

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

58,2Mo (3,2Mo) / 34,7cm x 42,0cm / 4101 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature leaves England close up people male library man men intricate historical religious plant plants arts country detail religion leaf book guy British English color golden design decoration decorative medieval Christianity gold text location century Britain alphabet literature concept border details decorated close-up closeup British Library manuscript lettering interlaced Colour inset New Testament capital letter description john mediaeval intricacy Middle Ages Latin text letter i gospel history historic 11th century acanthus acanthus leaf frontispiece illuminated manuscript interlace St John's Gospel manuscript Eleventh Century Unknown Latin Script Gospel of John Book of John acanthus leaves Heritage Art 1000s intricately John's Gospel knotwork