The Lindisfarne Gospels is one of the world’s greatest masterpieces of calligraphy and illumination. It was written and illuminated at Lindisfarne around 695 to 700. It contains the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, in Latin. We trace the early history of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne and the travels and tribulations associated with the gospels, as the monks try to evade Viking attacks and other predators.
The Lindisfarne Gospels is one of the world’s greatest masterpieces of calligraphy and illumination. It was written and illuminated at Lindisfarne around 695 to 700. It contains the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, in Latin. We trace the early history of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne and the travels and tribulations associated with the gospels, as the monks try to evade Viking attacks and other predators.
dMAC Digest Vol 7 No 1A: History Behind the Lindisfarne Gospels
dMAC Digest Vol 7 No 1A: History Behind the Lindisfarne Gospels
Product Details
BN ID: | 2940154400807 |
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Publisher: | Duncan MacDonald |
Publication date: | 06/03/2017 |
Sold by: | Smashwords |
Format: | eBook |
Sales rank: | 435,873 |
File size: | 15 MB |
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