Celtic knot (illuminated manuscripts) pictures
| Roman | border | mosaic |
| Medieval | illustration | illuminated manuscript |
| 650 AD | from Durham cathedral library | illuminated manuscript |
| Medieval | animals | illuminated manuscript |
| 715-720 AD | carpet page | Lindisfarne Gospels |
| 800 AD | Christ enthroned | Book of Kells |
| modern | child's drawing | drawing |
| 800 AD | beard pulling | Book of Kells |
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Roman mosaic
Illuminated manuscript
from Durham cathedral library - regular knots
Illuminated manuscript - animals with intertwined legs
Lindisfarne Gospels (715-720 AD)
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Book of Kells (c. 800 AD)
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Gates of Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge
Octopus crossing its legs, by a 9 year old child
The complete picture comes from the Book of Kells.
Yes, they are pulling at each other's beards!
I have made it into an animation:
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