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Folio 27r from the Lindisfarne Gospels - likely by Eadfrith of Lindisfarne (715-20) (upload.wikimedia.org)
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Soot ink and various paints on vellum.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There were little dudes on horseback riding around the pages, and fantastic borders. The Huntington in LA has a copy and they change the pages every now and then.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Right, I will have to check it out in real life