How does the Book of Kells illustrate the persistence of stylistic aspects of "barbarian" metalworking traditions in the early Christian art of the British Isles?

A. Abstract interlace patterns persist.
B. It includes a portrait of the Gospel writer.
C. Greco-Roman illusionism continues.
D. It pictures Matthew as a man.


Answer: A

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