Analyzation of The Bodmin Gospels

Analyzation of The Bodmin Gospels By Joseph Ferguson http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/illmanus/other/zoomify74182.html When I first saw it I was very amazed, considering the age at which this book was created. There seemed to be some very complex There are complex ornamentations that includes spinning text, images, symbols, figures of humans, and then beast-like figures and animals that includes iconography, swirling script, figures of humans, animals and beasts that are intertwined in the borders and images. I also noticed that the manuscript was brighter compared to normal old text, with gold and silver being the main colors. This made the contrast look really nice to look at. It was not boring at all. The borders and graphics that were created are repetitive, with everything having a consistent pattern. Along with it having a repetitive pattern, the author tries to align his symbols, images and text, being almost centered and having nearly the same indention all around the page. The proximity of the images and symbols to that of the text is a little unorthodox to how things are done today, but was a very common thing during that era. For the author to make this book feel authentic and a matter of importance, he used complex and creative designs, illuminating images and symbols, and making it very therapeutic on the eyes. The manuscripts of today are very different than that of the past, but I feel the past manuscripts are much more creative because they did not have technology of any sorts back then. Everything came from their minds.