Today deserves a closer look at the Book of Kells, and more generally, Celtic art. It is still March, and although St. Patrick's Day is over, we can still learn from the Irish and their predecessors.
A few fun tidbits:
The Book of Kells now resides at Trinity College in Dublin.
Zoomorphic forms blend animal parts and abstract or decorative designwork. Often these forms would decorate or become part of the text in manuscripts such as the Book of Kells. This image shows a zoomorphic form as part of the illuminated initial.
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