Phaidon Press in association with the British Library, Oxford, first edition, 1981. Cloth, 4to, 30 cm,. 96 pp, plates, ills, (some colour). From the blurb: "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 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 book to make the chief glories of the Lindisfarne Gospels accessible to a wide public. All the important illuminated pages are reproduced in colour from a new and accurate set of photographs. In her introductory chapters Janet Backhouse tells the story of Lindisfarne and of Saint Cuthbert, and describes how the manuscript was made. A sequence of the great illuminated pages is then followed by an absorbing account of their relationship to earlier and contemporary works of art. The final chapter traces the history of the manuscript right up to the present day. Fine in price-clipped dustwrapper.

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Bookseller: Wykeham Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BIBLIO-13949
Title: The Lindisfarne Gospels
Author: Backhouse, J. ; British Library
Format/Binding: Cloth, 4to, 30 cm,
Book Condition: Used - Fine in price-clipped dustwrapper
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0714821489
ISBN 13: 9780714821481
Publisher: Phaidon Press in association with the British Library, Oxford, first edition, 1981
Place of Publication: Oxford
Date Published: 1981
Pages: 96 pp, plates, ills, (some colour)
Keywords: Illumination of books and manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon England Holy Island (Island) Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval England Holy Island (Island) British Library. Dept. of Manuscripts. Backhouse, Janet British Library. 0714821489
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