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The Lindisfarne Gospels : art, history & inspiration : the British Library guide
- Title
- The Lindisfarne Gospels : art, history & inspiration : the British Library guide / Eleanor Jackson.
- Author
- Jackson, Eleanor (Curator of illuminated manuscripts)
- Publication
- London : The British Library, 2022.
- ©2022
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JQF 24-167 | Schwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300 |
Details
- Description
- 96 pages : color illustrations, color map; 26 cm
- Summary
- The Lindisfarne Gospels is an extraordinary book and one of the British Library's greatest treasures. It was hand-written and decorated over 1,300 years ago by a single supremely gifted scribe-artist. It inspires awe both as a pinnacle of book design and for the fascinating story of how it came down to us in almost pristine condition. Every aspect of its design displays meticulous care, keen responsiveness to a wide range of cultural contacts, and the workings of an immense and brilliant imagination. This brand-new, accessible volume explores the latest research and thinking on the Lindisfarne Gospels and is published as the manuscript goes on loan to the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle for an exhibition exploring its meaning in today's world. This magnificent guide presents a detailed introduction and commentary alongside the highest quality, detailed illustrations which celebrate the intricate, interlaced geometrical precision of one of the finest early medieval craftsmen.
- Subject
- British Library. Department of Manuscripts
- Lindisfarne Gospels > Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Lindisfarne Gospels > Commentaries
- Lindisfarne Gospels > Illustrations
- Bible. > Illustrations
- Lindisfarne Gospels
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon > England > Holy Island (Island)
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval > England > Holy Island (Island)
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon
- England > Holy Island (Island)
- Genre/Form
- Commentaries
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Illustrated works
- Pictures.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 95).
- Contents
- Introduction -- Setting the scene -- The rise of Christianity in Northumbria -- The cult of St. Cuthbert and the creation of the manuscript -- Books and art in the 'golden age' -- Inside the Lindisfarne gospels -- The physical object -- Materials -- Text -- Script -- Decoration -- Canon tables -- Evangelist portraits -- Carpet pages -- Incipit pages -- Chi-rho and other initials -- The story of the Lindisfarne gospels -- Raiders from across the North Sea -- Chester-le-Street and new additions to the book -- From the Middle Ages to the reformation -- Into the modern age -- A book for all times
- Call Number
- JQF 24-167
- ISBN
- 9780712354813
- 0712354816
- OCLC
- 1338670660
- Author
- Jackson, Eleanor (Curator of illuminated manuscripts), author.
- Title
- The Lindisfarne Gospels : art, history & inspiration : the British Library guide / Eleanor Jackson.
- Publisher
- London : The British Library, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 95).
- Report No.
- (Coutts)063934983
- Research Call Number
- JQF 24-167