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The arts in early England (1903)

Brown, G. Baldwin (Gerard Baldwin), 1849-1932, Webster, A. Blyth (Adam Blyth), 1882-1956, Sexton, Eric H. L. (Eric Hyde Lord), 1902-1980 · London, J. Murray · leaf 341

An illustration from The arts in early England, 1903, leaf 341
is to illuminated manuscripts mostly originatingin parts of France and the Rhineland in VII and VIII andincluded in the great publication Vor-Karolingische Minia-turen?- In these there is a mingling of barbaric and classicalinfluences, the abundant animal forms evincing the former,while the varied… … PLATE XXVIIBEWCASTLE, DETAIL OF EASTERN FACE THE FOLIAGE ON THE CROSSES 277 entirely the acanthus motive, and employs as we shallpresently see forms often very similar to those found on thecrosses. These forms on the crosses may be classified in thefollowing order, butit must be noted that within…

Art · Architecture · Architecture, Medieval · Church architecture · Crosses · Decoration and ornament, Celtic · Inscriptions, Runic

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