The Lindisfarne Gospels

The Lindisfarne Gospels PDF

Author: Richard Gameson

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-07-03

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9004337849

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Twelve expert contributions examine the text, art, and Old English gloss of this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxon book culture in relation to its archaeological, historical, cultural, and art-historical contexts, Insular and Continental.

From Holy Island to Durham

From Holy Island to Durham PDF

Author: Richard Gameson

Publisher: Third Millennium Information

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781908990273

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This lavishly illustrated book explores the early history and significance of the Lindisfarne Gospels, widely regarded as the finest surviving Anglo-Saxon manuscript of the early Christian era in England, and an unquestioned masterpiece of medieval calligraphy and illumination.

The Old English Gloss to the Lindisfarne Gospels

The Old English Gloss to the Lindisfarne Gospels PDF

Author: Julia Fernández Cuesta

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2016-03-21

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 3110447169

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Aldred’s interlinear gloss to the Lindisfarne Gospels is a key text of late Old Northumbrian. The papers in this collection approach the gloss from a variety of perspectives to shed light on numerous issues, such as the authorship of the gloss, its morphosyntax and vocabulary, its sources and intertextual relations, and Aldred’s cultural affiliations.

The Lindisfarne Gospels

The Lindisfarne Gospels PDF

Author: Janet Backhouse

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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The Lindisfarne Gospels is one of Britain's greatest artistic treasures, a surviving example of Anglo-Saxon book painting of the late-seventh century. Written and illuminated in honour of God and St Cuthbert, in about AD 698 by the monk Eadfrith, afterwards Bishop of Lindisfarne, it is famous for the quality and intricate design of its decorated pages.

The Lindisfarne Gospels

The Lindisfarne Gospels PDF

Author: Michelle P. Brown

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 9780802085979

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"First published 2003 by The British Library, London"--T.p. verso.

The St Cuthbert Gospel

The St Cuthbert Gospel PDF

Author: Claire Breay

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13:

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Now dated to the early eighth century, the manuscript contains a beautifully written copy of the Gospel of John in Latin and is famous for the craftsmanship and condition of its contemporary decorated leather binding. Found in Cuthbert's coffin when it was opened in Durham Cathedral in 1104, the Gospel was acquired for the national collection in 2012 after a major fundraising campaign.This new collection of essays is the most substantial study of the book since the 1960s. It includes detailed commentary on Cuthbert in his historical context; the codicology, text, script and medieval history of the manuscript; the structure and decoration of the binding; the other relics found in Cuthbert's coffin; and the post-medieval ownership of the book --