The Lindisfarne Gospels: 0000 - Softcover

Backhouse, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714824615 ISBN 13: 9780714824611

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 1994

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Synopsis:

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 a relic of early Christianity in England, and one of the nation's greatest treasures. This book makes the glories of the Lindisfarne Gospels accessible to a wide public.

About the Author:

Janet Backhouse was Assistant Keeper in the Department of Manuscripts at the British Library. She is the author of The Illuminated Manuscript, also published by Phaidon.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0714824615
• ISBN 13: 9780714824611
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96