This card celebrates one of Scotlands earliest written works, an illuminated manuscript called the Book of Deer. It was created in the tenth century at the monastery of Deer in Aberdeenshire which was founded by St. Columba of Ireland, and St. Drostan. The book also contains notes, added subsequently, important ones, like a faithfully copied deed in Latin from King David I, the first use of Gaelic in Scotland, and certain records and notes about the monastery - which are the only remnants of its existence that remain
It is also said that St Columba, whose house is shown here, brought Christianity to Scotland, founding abbeys and monasteries as he went and charming all he met, even the stand offish and secretive Picts.
Our card comes from the 1-400 series, because the G is not so decorative. I have a comparison picture but have not scanned it yet