The precious pages of the 1,300-year-old Lindisfarne Gospels have been turned at a major exhibition in Durham. The Gospels, created by monks on Northumberland's Holy Island in honour of St ...

THE priceless parchment pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels will be turned for the one and only time during the medieval manuscript’s three-month stay in the North-East today (Thursday, August 15 ...

The St John Evangelist Portrait. Six weeks after the Lindisfarne Gospels went on display at Durham University's Palace Green Library, visitors to the exhibition can now see a different page of the ...

One carpet page appears at the beginning of each gospel from Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; all written in Latin. The fifth precedes the book’s prefatory material.

John Danby, chairman of the Northumbrian Association, said: "It was a very good walk - we probably had less people than expected because of the rain." The group had a series of historical talks along ...

There are just days remaining before the famous book is taken off display at Laing Art Gallery and here's how to book a last-minute visit - and take advantage of a new online discount deal ...

The incipit page featuring the first words of the Gospel of John:_ In principio erat Verbum_, ‘In the beginning was the Word’. British Library The writing room Aidan’s monks established, a scriptorium ...

The Lindisfarne Gospels is a copy of the four Gospels, which tell the story of Jesus Christ, along with associated texts and illustrations. Produced in the 700s, the book is the oldest readable ...

The precious pages of the 1,300-year-old Lindisfarne Gospels have been turned at a major exhibition in Durham. The Gospels, created by monks on Northumberland's Holy Island in honour of St ...

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