Lindisfarne Gospels - Facsimile Editions and Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts

This is the oldest translation of the Gospels from Latin into Old English. Mediterranean and Celtic cultural influences blend into a unique and rich masterpiece, which laid the foundation for the further development of Western art. Already in his lifetime and still today, Cuthbert was and is a highly venerated saint. He lived as a hermit near the abbey before he became bishop of Lindisfarne, but soon returned to being a recluse. In two of his vitae, the famous scholar the Venerable Bede tells us of Cuthbert’s working of wonders and idealistic life style. Only a few years after his death on March 20th 687, Cuthbert was canonized. His brothers had the wish to create a particularly splendid gospel in memory of the saint: the Lindisfarne Gospels, a lavish manuscript featuring 259 folios made of the most carefully prepared vellum and containing the Latin text of the Four Gospels according to the Vulgate version of St. Jerome. ➜ Facsimile edition (Das Buch von Lindisfarne) published by Fak