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Celtic art in Pagan and Christian times

John Stuart Mill · en
Four portraits of the Evangelists with their Symbols, one
         for each Gospel.
    Five ornamental pages, one before St. Jerome’s Epistle
         and one before each Gospel.
    Six _Initial pages_, namely—
        “Novum opus,” commencing St. Jerome’s Epistle.
        “Liber generationis,” commencing St. Matthew’s Gospel.
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        “XPI autem generatio,” commencing the Genealogy
             of Christ in St. Matthew’s Gospel.
        “Initium Evangelii,” commencing St. Mark’s Gospel.
        “Quoniam quidem,” commencing St. Luke’s Gospel.
        “In principio erat,” commencing St. John’s Gospel.
    Eight pages of tables of Eusebian Canons.

The Book of Durrow has sixteen illuminated pages, namely, four of
the Symbols of the Evangelists; six ornamental pages, one at the
frontispiece, one before the Preface of St. Jerome, and one before each
Gospel; and the usual six initial pages.

The Book of Kells is more profusely illustrated than any other Irish
MS. in existence. Besides innumerable large and small initials, it
contains three portraits of the Evangelists, three combined symbols
of the Four Evangelists, three scenes from the Life of Christ—namely,
the Virgin and Child, Christ seized by the Jews, and the Temptation of
Christ, and eight pages of Eusebian Canons.

The St. Gall Gospels (Codex No. 51) has twelve full pages of
illumination, namely, four portraits of the Evangelists, five initial
pages, one ornamental cross-page, and two scenes from the Life of
Christ—the Crucifixion and Christ in Glory.

As an instance of the method of illustrating the Irish MSS. of the
Psalter we may take the one in the library of St. John’s College,
Cambridge. This has six illuminated pages, namely—

    (1) “Beatus vir,” commencing the  1st Psalm.
    (2) “Quid gloriaris”   ”     ”   51st   ”
    (3) “Dne exaudi”       ”     ”  101st   ”
    (4) Miniature of the Crucifixion.
    (5)     ”        David and Goliath.
    (6)     ”        David and the Lion.

The Vit. F. xi. Psalter in the British Museum has two initial pages and
two miniatures, namely, David and Goliath, and David playing the harp.

The Vesp. A. i. Psalter in the British Museum has only one miniature,
namely, David playing the harp; but it has a great number of extremely
beautiful initial letters ornamented with spiralwork of the best
quality. Figure subjects (one of David and the Lion) are introduced in
the initials of the 26th, 52nd, 68th, 97th, and 109th Psalms.