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The Lindisfarne Gospels

Janet Backhouse

4.2/5 ( ratings)

The Lindisfarne Gospels, a manuscript produced in the Northumbrian island monastery of Lindisfarne at the end of the seventh century in honour of Saint Cuthbert, is one of the world's foremost masterpieces of book painting. It is a precious relic of early Christianity in England, and one of the nation's greatest treasures. This is the first ever book to make the glories of The Lindisfarne Gospels accessible to a wide public. All the essential illuminated pages are reproduced impeccably in colour from an entirely new and accurate set of photographs.

31 colour illustrations, 36 black and white illustrations.

Language: English

Pages: 96

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Phaidon Press

Release: January 01, 1994

ISBN: 0714824615

ISBN 13: 9780714824611

The Lindisfarne Gospels

Janet Backhouse

4.2/5 ( ratings)

The Lindisfarne Gospels, a manuscript produced in the Northumbrian island monastery of Lindisfarne at the end of the seventh century in honour of Saint Cuthbert, is one of the world's foremost masterpieces of book painting. It is a precious relic of early Christianity in England, and one of the nation's greatest treasures. This is the first ever book to make the glories of The Lindisfarne Gospels accessible to a wide public. All the essential illuminated pages are reproduced impeccably in colour from an entirely new and accurate set of photographs.

31 colour illustrations, 36 black and white illustrations.

Language: English

Pages: 96

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Phaidon Press

Release: January 01, 1994

ISBN: 0714824615

ISBN 13: 9780714824611

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