smēa-wyrhta

smēa-wyrhta, m.n: a skilled workman, an artisan. (SMAY-ah-WUR’H-ta / ˈsmeːa-ˌwɝɹh-ta)

St Mark on a leaf from Gospel Book or New Testament. Turkey (Constantinople), c. 1325-1345. J. Paul Getty Museum, MS 70, verso. [getty.edu]

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