Interlace knots

INTERLACE INITIAL Quattuor Evangelia - Brown-red braided knotwork initial, Northeastern France ca 850-875 Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg UER MS 10[2 f2r Public domain 1.0

INTERLACE INITIAL Quattuor Evangelia - Brown-red braided knotwork initial, Northeastern France ca 850-875 Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg UER MS 10[2 f2r Public domain 1.0 nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:b...

Micrography in action

Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.318r @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social

#interlaceincluded #beautifulbook. For years, I could stand alongside the Worms Bible and look over her shoulder while Aliza Mushlin-Cohen worked on her PhD dissertation on it, and I worked on mine on the 9th-century Royal Bible.
I think it's worth standing up to big books of their stature. Agree?

HIBERNO-SAXON INTERLACE (Irish/post-Roman Great Britain) in Salzburg Austria ca 785-790 Gospel Book of St. Peter Cathedral Chapter Library; Cutbercht Evangeliar - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek [Austrian National Library] ÖNB Cod. 1224

HIBERNO-SAXON INTERLACE (Irish/post-Roman Great Britain) in Salzburg Austria ca 785-790 Gospel Book of St. Peter Cathedral Chapter Library; Cutbercht Evangeliar - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek [Austrian National Library] ÖNB Cod. 1224

HIBERNO-SAXON INTERLACE (Irish/post-Roman Great Britain) in Salzburg Austria ca 785-790 Gospel Book of St. Peter Cathedral Chapter Library; Cutbercht Evangeliar - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek [Austrian National Library] ÖNB Cod. 1224

HIBERNO-SAXON INTERLACE (Irish/post-Roman Great Britain) in Salzburg Austria ca 785-790 Gospel Book of St. Peter Cathedral Chapter Library; Cutbercht Evangeliar - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek [Austrian National Library] ÖNB Cod. 1224 view 155 von 423 digital.onb.ac.at/RepViewer/vi...

INTERLACING TANGENTIAL LOOPS inlaid cosmatesque floor pavement at Santa Maria in Ara Coeli/Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar in Heaven, Rome, Bufalini Chapel Wikimedia image by Peter1936F CC BY-SA 4.0 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Santa_M...

"The precursors of Nsibidi symbols are attested across the archeological record of Calabar, with the earliest traces of proto-Nsibidi glyphs appearing on pottery dated to the 6th-9th century CE"

www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-nsibid...

decorated façade and interior of traditional Asante buildings

early to mid-20th century.
Kumasi, Ghana
-Columbia University, N.Y.

“Swahili scribes adopted the use of the Ajami script to write their language with Arabic characters, providing the earliest inscriptions containing Bantu names/words/honorifics similar to those found in related languages”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/on-the-his...

A rock wrapped in brown leather cord

A rock wrapped in variegated cotton yarn

A grey quarts and feldspar rock wrapped in turquoise leather cord

A round granite rock wrapped in pink leather cord with three beads

Have I shared my wrapped rocks here yet? I love collecting the rocks and wrapping them in just about anything (yarn, twine, cord, leather, beads, ephemera) in about equal measure.

HUMAN FIGURES INTERWINING

Out of the Darkness, Into the Light
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@GallicaBnF

The beginning of the book of Jeremiah. The word 'Verba' is ornately decorated.

Verba is the Word

I'm not sure what astonishes me more, the color palette, the unusual blend of motifs, or perhaps the casual stylistic insouciance in the midst of rigorous structure and symmetry?

Montpellier Bible
British Library, Harley ms 4772, f.209v.
@britishlibrary.bsky.social

INTERLACING CAPITALS - Look up, way up! Reach for the heavens! Set your heart on the higher gifts: Surround the world with circles of peace, understanding, compassion, justice, & love… “Joy comes well in such a needy time” (Shakespeare - Romeo & Juliet III v 107)

Solomon's Knot motif, five points where the strands perfectly curve around the single white centre tesserae. But, these single white Centre Tesserae act almost like 'ghost points' - they're essential to the pattern but don't really exist, like seeing daylight through windows in the design.

The pommel, which bears a knotwork pattern in filigree wire, interspersed with small circles.

A 7thC gilt-bronze sword pommel was discovered by detectorist John Sutton at Melton, near Hull, East Yorkshire, #OTD in 1997. 📸East Riding Museums

This art is composed of an altered topographical map with an image transfer of the words "Tools For The Journey" in a box in the upper left corner. In the upper right corner is a circular symbol representing "The All in All". On the lower half of the work, there are embedded found objects. They are: (left to right) A miniature red watering can, a key with the word "Master" on it, and a square ceramic tile with a red heart. The borders of the work are Celtic knotwork . Many layers of acrylic medium provide a very stable surface.

Day 8 - #ArtAdventCalendar - "Tools For The Journey #1" - Mixed media on altered topographical map with embedded found objects. 7"x6"x1"

As requested, this and other small work available from #GuardinoGallery Link in my profile.

IN PRINCIPIO JOYFUL RIOT of chaos & order psychological relevance of Gen 1/Jn 1 "human beings partake in the image of God insofar as they are capable of speaking forth good [habitable] order from chaos” JPeterson Evangiles de l'abbaye de Senones 1100 Bibliothèque nationale de France BnF Lat 9392 f 124r

IN PRINCIPIO JOYFUL RIOT of chaos & order psychological relevance of Gen 1/Jn 1 "human beings partake in the image of God insofar as they are capable of speaking forth good [habitable] order from chaos” JPeterson Evangiles de l'abbaye de Senones 1100 BnF Lat 9392 f124r gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...

I was struck by Lawrence Payne's comparison of the considerations affecting modern and ancient mosaicists and how similar many of them are - and, in particular, the virtues of hand-crafted items. More information here: romanmosaicworkshops.co.uk 4/5
📷Lawrence Payne

Golden initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of John's Gospel

München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 22311; Gospel Book; late 9th century - early 10th century; St. Gall; f.112r

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A quick hello to my new followers.👋 I turn mathematical ideas into wearable art!💍I design #mathjewelry using computational software, bringing them to life through a 3D printing process (SLS nylon or lost-wax casting). Visit hanusadesign.com to see the full collection. #MathSky #mathart

Gosforth: The 10th century ‘Fishing Stone’ has a quadruped entangled in interlace. Below that 2 figures in a boat with a baited line & sea creatures. It is thought to represent Thor fishing for the world serpent. At Ragnarök, Thor and the serpent will fight each other to death. #medieval #cumbria

Aren’t knots just one of those cool things you wish you could intuitively do? Taught myself this one from a tutorial and I love how it came out, plus I love that I’m a person who ties cool knots now.

Poetry Comics Month, Day 25

LINDISFARNE PRIORY interlacing cross-shaft fragment, ribbon animal w ear lappet extending into interlace 775-850 sandstone Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture Lindisfarne 01A Northumberland chacklepie.com/ascorpus/cat... Color image @ English Heritage: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places...

A close-up photo of an intricately designed silver gilt brooch, that features a complex, interwoven design. The top has multiple small, rounded protrusions. The foot ends in a stylized animal head.

An early #medieval silver gilt bow fibula (brooch) found in a woman's grave in Lauchheim, dating around 600AD. Decorated with animal interlace, the foot ends in a stylized animal head.
Bow brooches were a common element of women’s dress in south-west Germany. They were worn in pairs,...🧵1/2

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Dating from the 12th century, this remarkable chain-link carved column adorns the Church of St Lazare in Avallon, France. The image at R shows it surrounded by multiple variations and carvings

Durham Cathedral Library MS. A.II.10 Peter Lombard, Gloss on the Psalms 3-Ds feature Insular knotwork continuous weave plait, “breaks” turn-back varieties & triquetra; Durham Priory Library Project collaboration Durham University & Durham Cathedral, circa 650 common era / detail

Psalms 3-Ds feature Insular knotwork continuous weave plait, “breaks” turn-back varieties & triquetra; Durham Priory Library Project collaboration Durham University & Durham Cathedral, circa 650 common era / detail

Psalms 3-Ds feature Insular knotwork continuous weave plait, “breaks” turn-back varieties & triquetra; Durham Priory Library Project collaboration Durham University & Durham Cathedral, circa 650 common era / full page

FRAGMENT: Lindisfarne ca 650 Insular knotwork in continuous weave plait, “breaks” turn-back varieties & triquetra; Durham Priory Library Project collaboration Durham University & Durham Cathedral Ms A.II.10 f3v CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 iiif.durham.ac.uk/index.html?m... / Wiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_...

2 round pendants, each with rings on all four corners and central round ball shape

In 2015, a history student using a metal detector in Norfolk discovered a 7C Anglo-Saxon grave of a wealthy young aristocratic woman. Here are two treasures that were found there ~ the garnet-inlaid Winfarthing pendant & a gold openwork pendant museumcrush.org/these-burial...

A delight to the eye and the mind

Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.318r @BDLSS

Illuminated capital O - Homiliary 3rd Qtr 9th c St. Gallen Stiftsbibliothek Cod Sang 433 p686

OPPORTUNUM videtur = it seems appropriate; no speed reading past this Opportunity; arresting interlace is complex busy clearly organized balanced & holds viewer attention more than a moment. Homiliary 3rd Qtr 9th c St. Gallen Stiftsbibliothek Cod Sang 433 p686 PD e-codices.unifr.ch/en/csg/0433/...