1.  Book of Kells Shelby See  Matthew: man/angel= incarnation or Christ’s birth  Mark: lion= Christ’s resurrection  Luke: calf= Christ’s sacrifice and crucifixion  John: eagle= Christ’s ascension  Symbolic allusions for illiterate people, attempt to excite them with wonder and awe  humor and imagination abound as a deliberate attempt to excite wonder and convey a semi-miraculous impression

2. Styles  Celtic decoration, Greek key patterns, Roman vegetal patterns, and Germanic animal ornamentation  repertory of motifs: circles, spirals and trumpet patterns from the Celtic tradition, interlace and fret designs, plus a wide variety of animal ornament  Humans, contorted, knotted or entangled

3. Matthew (The Man)  Stigmata= Christ crucifixtion  Scepter= power, rule  Nimbus= holiness

4. Works Cited  ArtStor  http://0- www.oxfordartonline.com.library.acaweb.org/subsc riber/article/grove/art/T046203?source=oao_gao& source=oao_t118&source=oao_t234&source=oao_t 4&type=article&search=quick&q=book+of+kells&po s=1&_start=1#firsthit http://0- www.oxfordartonline.com.library.acaweb.org/subsc riber/article/grove/art/T046203?source=oao_gao& source=oao_t118&source=oao_t234&source=oao_t 4&type=article&search=quick&q=book+of+kells&po s=1&_start=1#firsthit  http://www.tcd.ie/Library/bookofkells/education/