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The Evangelical Symbols, 800 AD, (20th century)

The Evangelical Symbols, 800 AD, (20th century). The winged man is St Matthew, the winged lion St Mark, the winged ox St Luke and the eagle represents St John. A 20th-century copy of the illustrated manuscript, produced by Celtic monks around AD 800. Illustration from The Book of Kells, described by Sir Edward Sullivan, Bart, 4th edition, published in London in about 1920

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Feed Not Things That Have Sharp Claws [fol. 38 recto], 1512/1514. Creator: Unknown

Feed Not Things That Have Sharp Claws [fol. 38 recto], 1512/1514

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Two Ornamental Bands with Facing Heads of Lion and Eagle, and Two Rams, probably 1648

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