Baroness' Degree of Elegance

Design

Celtic. Inspired by Book of Kells. Knotwork border is original, although follows period Celtic designs. It wasn't copied from any specific work, however. The illuminated capital U is similar in design to an example in "The Celtic Art Source Book", by Courtney Davis, pg 120.

Hand

Insular majuscule from Drogin, pg 111.

Colors & Details

All colors are similar to period. Red background in knotwork was very common, as was yellow thread. Gold was not used. Blue was chosen to reflect Dragonsspine blue and yellow. Viewed from a distance, the red and blue combine to form Dragonsspine purple.

Related References

• Book of Kells (TCD MS 58) — Trinity College Dublin Digital Collections — Full high-resolution digitization of every folio of TCD MS 58, the canonical scholarly online edition of the manuscript.
• Book of Kells — Wikipedia — Comprehensive overview of date, scriptorium debates, content, and bibliography for the c.800 Insular Gospel book.