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The Lindisfarne Gosples are the pride of Briton, they reflect the very lavish and time consuming attention to detail in their creation. You can read more about them by visiting the official British Library, then looking in the online gallery under sacred texts
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Where are the Lindisfarne Gospels?
The Lindisfarne Gospels are currently housed in the British Library in London, United Kingdom. They are considered a masterpiece of medieval manuscript illumination and are a significant example of Insular art.
When were the Lindisfarne gospels written?
Circa 700 AD
What language are the lindisfarne gospels written in?
The Lindisfarne Gospels are written in Latin, which was the common language for religious texts in Western Europe during the medieval period.
What type of book is the Landisfarne Gospels?
The Lindisfarne Gospels could best be described as an illustrated holy book, or Bible. It was created around 715 AD by monks at the Lindisfarne monastery.
What is the Lindisfare Gospels?
After brief researching the word appeared as 'Lindisfarne" at the following 2 URLs:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne_GospelsAddtionally, a tadbit more information regarding Lindisfarne Gospels: The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated Latin manuscript of the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the British Library. The manuscript was produced on Lindisfarne in Northumbria in the late 7th century or early 8th century, and is generally regarded as the finest example of the kingdom's unique style of religious art, a style that combined Anglo-Saxon and Celtic themes, what is now called Hiberno-Saxon art, or Insular art.[1] The manuscript is complete (though lacking its original cover), and is astonishingly well-preserved considering its great age.http://www.fathom.com/course/33702501/index.htmlThe Lindisfarne Gospels is one of the world's masterpieces of manuscript painting. It is, says British Library curator Michelle P. Brown, "one of those landmarks of human achievement which transcends the local, and even the national, making it a great international focus of that wonderful period of transition from the world of Greco-Roman antiquity into the Middle Ages."
What has the author MICHELLE P BROWN written?
MICHELLE P. BROWN has written: 'PAINTED LABYRINTH: THE WORLD OF THE LINDISFARNE GOSPELS'
When did Cutheard of Lindisfarne die?
Cutheard of Lindisfarne died in 915.
When was Lindisfarne Association created?
Lindisfarne Association was created in 1972.
When was Colmán of Lindisfarne born?
Colmán of Lindisfarne was born in 605.
When did Egfrid of Lindisfarne die?
Egfrid of Lindisfarne died in 830.
When did Wilgred of Lindisfarne die?
Wilgred of Lindisfarne died in 944.
When did Cynewulf of Lindisfarne die?
Cynewulf of Lindisfarne died in 780.
