This illuminated Beowulf project was completed in 2024, featuring 10 full page illuminations and more than 40 illuminated initials for each "fitt" (chapter, basically) of the poem. The illuminations are in the 8th century Insular style of Celtic/Saxon manuscript art, familiar from texts like the Book of Kells and Lindisfarne Gospels. The text is the Francis Gummere English translation on the left page, with the original West Saxon Old English text facing on the right.
The binding is hardcover in faux leather with decorative gold foiling and spine hubs. The book features gold-edged paper and a black ribbon bookmark. 342 pages. Measures 7.75 inches wide by 10.5 inches tall.
Illuminated Beowulf Book
$60.00Price
