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Alexander, J.J.G. A Survey of
Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles: Volume One: Insular Manuscripts from the 6th to the 9th Century. London England: Harvey Miller. 1978.
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Treasures of early Irish art, 1500 B.C. to 1500 A.D.: from the collections of the
National Museum of Ireland, Royal Irish Academy, Trinity College, Dublin
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Nordenfalk, Carl. Celtic and Anglo-Saxon
Painting: Book Illumination in the British Isles. 600-800. New York: George Braziller Publishing. 1977.
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Brown, Michelle P. Understanding
Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms. Malibu, California: The J. Paul Getty Museum. 1994.
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Laing, Lloyd and
Jennifer. Art of the Celts: From 700 BC to the Celtic Revival. Singapore: Thames and Hudson. 1992.
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Megaw, Ruth and
Vincent. Celtic Art: From its Beginnings to the Book of Kells. New York: Thames and Hudson. 2001.
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manuscripts, typically opening the major sections of the book. Islamic manuscripts, especially
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120:decoration. There are notable carpet pages in the
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777:Bell Shrine of St. Mura
435:"Leningrad Carpet Page"
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795:Cathach of St. Columba
741:Muiredach's High Cross
511:Illuminated manuscript
214:Page from a Qur'an by
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230:Carpet page from the
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705:Derrynaflan Chalice
633:Lindisfarne Gospels
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323:Calkins, Robert G.
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566:Celtic knot
561:Carpet page
491:Bell shrine
477:Insular art
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554:Techniques
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239:References
975:Irish art
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