Insular manuscript
C27800
concept
An Insular manuscript is a handwritten book produced in the British Isles between the 7th and 9th centuries, characterized by distinctive Hiberno-Saxon script, intricate interlace ornament, and elaborate decorated initials.
Observed surface forms (4)
- Irish manuscript ×2
- Vercelli Book ×1
- illustrated manuscript text ×1
- medieval codex ×1
Instances (7)
- Cotton MS Nero D IV
- The Wonders of the East via concept surface "illustrated manuscript text"
- Codex CXVII via concept surface "Vercelli Book"
- Codex Amiatinus
- Book of Durrow
- Book of Armagh via concept surface "Irish manuscript"
- Book of Leinster via concept surface "Irish manuscript"