Insular art

The Oxford Dictionary of Art | 2004 | 553 words | Copyright

Insular art. A term applied to art produced in the British Isles (more specifically northern England, Ireland, and Scotland) from about ad 500 to 900. It is used mainly in the field of illuminated manuscripts, where its neutrality circumvents the controversies (sometimes fuelled by national loyalties) about the place of origin of certain works, such as the Book of Kells, as well as underlining the close cultural links between Ireland and the north of Britain during this period (see Celtic art). The term Hiberno-Saxon art is used in a similar way.

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