Lindisfarne Gospels, St Matthew, Cross-Carpet page

Lindisfarne Gospels, St Matthew, Cross-Carpet Page. 7th century AD, London, England.

The decoration design for the Lindisfarne Gospel is full of imagination, it applied figures of animals and knottings to creat the sense of moving. A cross is inserted within the page to connect different parts of the page together and give it the feeling of stability. The lines and knottings in the page is also give symmetry by the cross. Bright colors are appilied to the page, the shapes and colors of the lines and knottings offer the page with balance and harmony.