Lindisfarne Gospels Cross Carpet Page

This manuscript had of course to be featured in my book the art and history of calligraphy published by the british library in may 2017.

Lindisfarne gospels cross carpet page.

This is the currently selected item. The lindisfarne gospels are in the opinion of many including me the greatest treasure we have. The lindisfarne gospels begins with a carpet page in the form of a cross and a major initial page introducing the letter of st. A carpet page from the lindisfarne gospels carpet pages are a characteristic feature of insular illuminated manuscripts.

In the lindisfarne gospels the carpet pages play a similar role preparing the reader for the the gospel message. They are pages of mainly geometrical ornamentation which may include repeated animal forms typically placed at the beginning of each of the four gospels in gospel books. Lindisfarne gospels john s cross carpet page folio 210v. Lindisfarne gospels john cross carpet page f 210v british library the book is a spectacular example of insular or hiberno saxon art works produced in the british isles between 500 900 c e a time of devastating invasions and political upheavals.

Produced in the british isles between 500 900 ce. Matthew folio 26 verso of the lindisfarne gospels from northumbria england c. Time of social upheaval and devastation invasions. Cross carpet page the lindisfarne gospels.

A dense interplay of stacked birds teem underneath the crosses of the carpet page that opens john s gospel. Each carpet page contains a different form of cross stressing the different church traditions and their ecumenical relationship. Church and reliquary of sainte foy france. There are sixteen pages of arcaded canon tables where parallel passages of the four evangelists are laid out.

Lindisfarne island off the coast of northumberland in england. Carpet page posted on december 14 2015 by mrsbowman1 cross and carpet page for st. One bird situated in the upper left hand quadrant has blue and pink stripes in contrast to others that sport registers of feathers. The lindisfarne gospels is a manuscript that contains the gospels of the four evangelists mark john luke and matthew.

793 ce vikings pillaged the monastery but the monks were able to keep the lindisfarne gospels safe. Jerome and pope damasus i. Made in italy.