A carpet page is a full page in an illuminated manuscript containing intricate, non-figurative, patterned designs. [1] They are a characteristic feature of Insular manuscripts, and typically placed at the beginning of a Gospel Book .

…ornamented cross-pages, commonly called “carpet pages,” filled with ribbon interlace and wonderfully intertwined beasts, and large initial letters. The great full-page initial letters in Gospel books of the British Isles, besides articulating the text, serve as …

Feb 7, 2018 · The book includes five highly elaborate full-page carpet pages, so-called because of their resemblance to Oriental carpets (indeed, some scholars have argued for the direct influence of carpets on their design).

The designation "carpet page" is used to describe those pages in Christian, Islamic, or Jewish illuminated manuscripts that contain little or no text and which are filled entirely with decorative motifs.

Each evangelist symbol, except the Man of Matthew is followed by a carpet page, followed by the initial page. This missing carpet page is assumed to have existed. A first possibility is that it was lost, and a second that it is in fact folio 3, which features swirling abstract decoration.

These five carpet pages seamlessly incorporate the properties of mathematical divinity and elements of human imperfection. Their aesthetics immerse the beholder within a self-sufficient and introspective world of ‘pure’ ornament and of tangible, ‘touchable’ materials of …

Carpet page, Gospel of St Matthew. The use of carpet pages is typical of the form of illuminated manuscript represented by the Lindisfarne Gospels and can be found in other texts such as the Book of Kells and Book of Durrow.

Jun 2, 2017 · In Sullivan, The Book of Kells, 1914. The name ‘carpet pages’ is given to manuscript pages that consist largely of ornamentation with complex patterns of geometrical and zoomorphic interlace decorated with vivid colours. Carpet pages usually feature in …

A carpet page is a richly-decorated page found in illuminated manuscripts that resembles an ornate tapestry and marks the beginning of a section. The design typically features intricate patterns and bright colors, serving both as decoration and meditative artwork.

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.