We might almost be looking at a Persian carpet, but actually, this is a full-page decoration from one of the most famous of all medieval illuminated books.
Stop and Look – “Page from the Lindisfarne Gospels” (700)
Stop and Look – “Page from the Lindisfarne…
Stop and Look – “Page from the Lindisfarne Gospels” (700)
We might almost be looking at a Persian carpet, but actually, this is a full-page decoration from one of the most famous of all medieval illuminated books.