1875 Chromolithograph Celtic Historical Initial Capital Design Illumination LOR1 XGAB5 B F Bivins

B F Bivins

General Contractors

while he was living in Cairo

the Diphthera ludifica

Color print by The Blackfriars Press

1875 Chromolithograph Celtic Historical Initial Capital Design Illumination LOR1 XGAB5 B F BivinsThis is a rare original 1875 color chromolithograph that depicts a variety of beautiful Celtic illuminations that date from the 7th to the 11th centuries CE. Key Elements 1,2,3,4,5,6. Durrow manuscript, Trinity College, Dublin 7,8. Book of Kells, same provenance 11. Codex Aureus, Royal Library of Stockholm 12. Gospel of Thomas 13. Commentary on the Pslams 14. Gospel of St. Chad 15. Psalter of St. John 16,17. Mac Durnan Gospels 18. Latin Gospels