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Lindisfarne Gospels

Lindisfarne Gospels. Illuminated manuscripts Book culture The Bible . St. Gregory with the Scribes Late 9th century Ivory H 20.5 cm, W 12.5 cm. Lindisfarne. Anglo-Saxon Illuminated Manuscript of the Gospels Kept at Durham Cathedral ~ 700AD by monks on Lindisfarne Island. The Book.

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Lindisfarne Gospels

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  1. Lindisfarne Gospels Illuminated manuscripts Book culture The Bible St. Gregory with the Scribes Late 9th centuryIvory H 20.5 cm, W 12.5 cm

  2. Lindisfarne • Anglo-Saxon Illuminated Manuscript of the Gospels • Kept at Durham Cathedral • ~ 700AD by monks on Lindisfarne Island

  3. The Book • Vellum parchmant • It contains the four gospels from the New Testament

  4. ‘Carpet’ Pages British Library Site http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/lindisfarne/accessible/introduction.html

  5. Features, Contexts of Lindisfarne Gospels • Enormous investment – elevation of the book • Cassiodorus, “every line you write is a blow against satan” • Synthesis of cultural elements • Devotional, pilgrimage contexts • 10th century – a front piece was added - dedicated to St. Cuthbert & God (saint + scripture)

  6. Book Culture Illuminated Manuscripts Visual, aesthetic Devotional Scripture + tradition Exegesis; interpretation Book of Hours for Roman Use (Collins Hours), Nativity, 1430-40, Philadelphia Museum of Art

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