ART 155 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Lindisfarne Gospels, Veal, Johann Most
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Vellum/ parchment- veal/ sheep, common types of animal skin used for making books. Hiberno-saxon, anglo-saxon- hiberno: great britain, anglo: england and scotland. Provonance-t he story of the work of art from when its first sold until now. Carpet pages- decorated, an entire page , no words or text. Colophon- the first page that tells you all the info about the book. Converts people in smaller parts of the country. Helped with monasteries because they brought christianity to the far parts of. Show wealth by how many pictures and how much blue and gold is used. Many people can"t read so they use pictures. Man (symbol of saint matthew) book of durrow iona, scotland(?) Cross and carpet page from the lindisfarne gospels from northumbria, england early. Cover page/ first page of the story. Looks like a pattern but it"s actually animals. Page with matthew from the lindisfarne gospels from northumbria, england early. Medieval (698 - 721 ad) tempera on vellum.
