It is one of the most poignant and iconic moments in papal funerals: the simple yet profound image of the breeze blowing the pages of the Book of the Gospels resting on top of the pope's coffin.

It has also been revealed that the manuscript will be open at the Gospel of John, ff. 210v-211 during its stay in Newcastle. The cross-carpet page and major initial introducing St John’s Gospel are ...

The Lindisfarne Gospels are currently housed in the British Library in London and are regarded as a national treasure of early English history. Illuminated Sheep at Carlisle Castle (Image: Tullie) ...

Illuminated sheep have appeared at Carlisle Castle as part of a touring sculpture exhibition. The sculptures, created by artist Deepa Mann-Kler, were inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospel’s themes ...

It is technically in a kind of uncial script. The colourful knotwork carpet- pages of the Lindisfarne Gospel may be breathtaking, but that civilised man Sir David Wilson, who ran the British Museum ...

Professor Michelle Brown offers rich insights into the story and significance of the Lindisfarne Gospels which have become a rallying point for the regional identity of the North East. In this third ...

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.

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. A different type of cross was drawn ...