Knot-work
The Book contains the four Gospels in latin and is famous for it’s lavish and colourful decorative text and drawings. The knotwork designs show how each loop is individual yet cannot be separated from the whole and so has become a symbol of our oneness with creation. The Book originates from a monastery founded in the year 561 by St. Colum Cille on the island of Iona off the west coast of Scotland. After a Viking raid in 806, the monks took refuge in a new monastery at Kells in County Meath, and the book is now on display in Trinity College, Dublin.
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Knot-Work Earrings
Sterling silver Knot-Work earrings, set with garnet gem stones.
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The Hound
The Hound Brooch is a richly woven design featuring a stylised Irish wolfhound, inspired by drawings in The Book Of Kells. Size approx. 2 3/8 ” (60mm) long.
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Silver and Garnet Earrings
Garnet drop earrings.
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Silver Book of Kells Eagle Ring
Silver Knotwork ‘Eagle’ Ring with garnet gemstone.
My design is inspired by the intricate, Knotwork depiction of the Eagle in The Book of Kells and set with a richly coloured garnet gem stone.
The knotwork drawings show how each loop is individual yet cannot be separated from the whole and so has become a symbol of Eternity and our oneness with creation. The pattern is synonymous with The Celts.