Ecclesiastes "Quid" Chapter Initial

© Randy Asplund
Original: NFS

The decorative chapter opening text page of the Ecclesiastes Manuscript
It reads:Quid Necesse

This is a detail of a 10 inch high page from the Book of Ecclesiastes I made for Dr. Jeroan Allison. The art was made on sheep skin parchment with authentic pigments, inks, and techniques of 8th century Northumbria.

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