​Celtic Knots and Illuminated Manuscripts

One of the most extraordinary aspects of Celtic Medieval life was the productions in monastic scriptorums of the illuminated manuscripts.  The  interlaced borders and illuminated letters was a painstaking process of profound  craftsmanship that also carried a theological message: all of creation, heaven and earth, is interwoven and united. 

​As part of our class, you are invited to take inspiration from these Celtic scribes to create your own  illuminated manuscript of a poem or psalm. 

Here is a link to  learn more about Celtic  illuminated manuscripts

Here is a video about the Book of Kells: