Carpet page
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carpet-page-196-9292063
title:
Carpet page
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A carpet page is a full page in an illuminated manuscript containing intricate, non-figurative, patterned designs. They are a characteristic feature of Insular manuscripts, and typically placed at the beginning of a Gospel Book. Carpet pages are characterised by mainly geometrical ornamentation which may include repeated animal forms. They are distinct from pages devoted to highly decorated historiated initials, though the style of decoration may be very similar. Carpet pages are characterised b
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Page of geometrical illumination in a manuscript
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpet_page
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2024-03-28T12:16:34Z
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