Art, Symbol & Imagination
An Insular Cross-Carpet Page: Manuscript Ornament
A great cross and circular geometric centre divide a densely ornamented rectangular field. Interlaced animal forms fill the inner compartments, while paired creatures extend beyond the outer border. Needlework as Art reproduces the design in a discussion of manuscript illumination and Celtic ornament. The page provides a comparison of decorative structures across media; it is not a photograph of an embroidered textile.
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Illustrator not identified. "An Insular Cross-Carpet Page: Manuscript Ornament" [editorial title]. In Needlework as Art, Lady M. Alford. First edition, 1886, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. Source scan leaf 67. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0111-0066
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Illustrator not identified. An Insular Cross-Carpet Page: Manuscript Ornament. Needlework as Art. Scan leaf 67. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0111-0066