Kathryn Finter - Contemporary Manuscript Illumination

Facsimile of folio 192v of Book of Durrow

Facsimile of folio 192v of Book of Durrow
Facsimile of a portion of folio 192v from Book of Durrow, Kathryn Finter, 1999
ink and semi-opaque watercolour paint on goat skin parchment

I used this practice piece to better understand interlacing techniques used in the Book of Durrow (circa 680). This work was incorporated into the cover design for Chronica, the journal of the Medieval Association of the Pacific.