Benoit Furet - Initials from the Lindisfarne Gospels - Nov 14, 21 & 28, 2026

The Irish Gospels of Lindisfarne were entirely created (text and decoration) at the end of the 7th century by the monk Eadfrith who became bishop in 698. It has many decorated pages and many ornate capitals. This course will be dedicated to the study of these capitals as well as associated colors, decorations (dots, spirals, animal heads...) and layouts.

Lesson 1

Keltic knots, a construction method How to create simple knots to be used as borders or as parts of the initials

Lesson 2

Simple initials How to draw the initial from the Gospels and how to arrange them to create nice layouts

Lesson 3

Decoration and ornaments How to draw spirals to end the initials strokes or fill a white space How to surround our text with dots borders

Initials from the Lindisfarne Gospels
Benoit Furet, Hosted By The Gentle Penman

Live (Also recorded for later viewing)

14,21 & 28 November 2026 (Saturday)
17:00 pm – 19:00 pm (Hong Kong Time)

Class Cost : HKD 1,000.00 or USD 130.00
Registration Link : https://www.thegentlepenman.com/initials-from-the-lindisfarne-gospels

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