Artist profile
Insular Monastic Workshops
Monastic scribes created illuminated manuscripts where text and ornament became devotional art.
Life and context
Monastic scribes created illuminated manuscripts where text and ornament became devotional art.
Style and intention
Intricate interlace, dense ornament, and rhythmic geometry.
Contributions and techniques
Established a unique visual language that blended Celtic, Christian, and local traditions.
Illumination on vellum, fine line work, and layered pigments.