Abbey in Zadar are even older, as are some early Romanesque crucifixes from Istrian churches. Although the oldest illuminated miniature in Croatia dates from the 8th century., they are extremely rare until the 11th century. Examples from around that time include the Šibenik Sacramentary and Evangelistary written in Carolingian minuscule, and fragments of a Evangelistary from Rab written in Beneventana. The illuminations in these manuscripts are just simple initials with scrolls and animal heads, but by the 13th century, manuscripts from Trogir, Split and Zagreb contain much more complex illustrations, including entire Biblical scenes taking up most of a page. Gothic art Gothic art in the 14th century was supported by a culture of city councils, religious orders (such as the Franciscans), and the nobility. It was the golden age of free Dalmatian cities that were trading with Croatian feudal nobility in the continent. Urban organization and evolution of Dalmatian cities can be followed through the continued development and expansion of Rab and Trogir, the regulation of streets in Dubrovnik, and the integration of Split. At the end of the 15th century, the majority of the coastal region was administered by Venice, and churches, palaces, cloisters, loggias, clock towers and fountains began to appear, which were influenced by Venetian Gothic: not just in structure and construction, but on the emphasis of decorative elements. The master of the Gothic style was Juraj Dalmatinac (George of Dalmatia), builder of Šibenik Cathedral. The form and the decorative elements of the Cathedral, such as a remarkable frieze decorated with 71 sculptured faces of men, women, and children, illustrates the successful fusion of Gothic and Renaissance art. The cathedral also shows the considerable interchange of art and architecture knowledge between Northern Italy, Dalmatia and Tuscany in the 15th and 16th centuries. Juraj Dalmatinac also worked in Split (Chapel of St. Anastasius in the Cathedral), Dubrovnik, Zadar and Ancona, while his followers spread the Venetian Gothic style throughout the whole of Dalmatia. The Franciscan friary, Dubrovnik was built by Mihoje Brajkov of Bar in 1360. Much of the original building was destroyed in the earthquake of 1667, but the cloisters and the carved church portal remain. The lower cloister was built in Romanesque/Gothic style where the capitals are constructed in Romanesque form, but the carvings on them are lively creatures modelled with a Gothic realism. The portal was sculpted in 1498 in Gothic style by the