It was possible for them to buy their freedom, and an example of manumission at Llandeilo Fawr is given in a ninth century marginalia note of the Lichfield Gospels.

The bishops of Lichfield still swear allegiance to the crown on the Lichfield Gospels.

Jenkins, Dafydd & Owen, Morfydd E. (1984), 'The Welsh marginalia in the Lichfield Gospels.

There is an illustration on page 142 of the Lichfield Gospels made about 730 which depicts a prelate whom some scholars identify as Saint Suibne.

Other Insular illuminated manuscripts from Wales may include the Lichfield Gospels and the Hereford Gospels.

The pigments on the Lichfield Angel correspond closely to those of the Lichfield Gospels which have been dated to around 730AD.

The manuscript was likely produced either in Wales (like the Ricemarch Psalter and possibly the Lichfield Gospels) or in the West Country of England near the Welsh border.

From the early 8th century come the Durham Gospels, the Echternach Gospels, the Lindisfarne Gospels (see illustration at right), and the Lichfield Gospels.

The technical expertise of these embellishments is at the same level as those of more well-known manuscripts such as the Book of Kells or the Lichfield Gospels.

A number of illuminated manuscripts from Wales survive, of which the 8th century Hereford Gospels and Lichfield Gospels are the most notable.