Irish Art in the Early Christian Period, to 800 A.D.

Abbot Ahenny animal animal-interlacing Antiphonary of Bangor appearance Ardagh chalice Armagh Bealin Bede belong birds Bobbio Book of Durrow Book of Kells Book of Mulling bowl British Museum bronze brooch found Carndonagh carved Cathach Cathedral Celtic centre church Clonmacnois colours crannog crozier curves decoration detail disc Donegal Dublin Museum E.Q.C. Lindisfarnensis Early Christian Echternach Gospels eighth century enamelled England engraved example excavations fact Fahan figures filigree fragments frame Gospel-book hanging-bowl Henry Inishkea inscription interlacings Iona Ireland Irish island Kenney Kerry Kildare Lagore Latin Library Lichfield Gospels Lindisfarne Gospels Macalister manuscripts McGurk metalwork millefiori monastery monuments motifs ninth century North cross objects Offaly origin ornament panels patterns penannular brooch pillar plaque probably R. A. S. Macalister relief remains Roman Saint Columba Saint Patrick Saxon Scotland scribe script seventh century shape side similar slab spirals stone symbol Tara brooch Viking