Lindisfarne Gospels
E47928
The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript of the four Christian Gospels, renowned as a masterpiece of early medieval Insular art produced in Northumbria around the early 8th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northumbrian glosses to the Lindisfarne Gospels | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gospel book
ⓘ
Insular art masterpiece ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfCreation | c. 700–715 ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | key example of Hiberno-Saxon art ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Celtic art
ⓘ
surface form:
Insular art
|
| associatedWith |
Lindisfarne Priory
ⓘ
Saint Cuthbert ⓘ
surface form:
cult of St Cuthbert
Lindisfarne Priory ⓘ
surface form:
monastery of Lindisfarne
|
| binding | later medieval binding (original lost) ⓘ |
| centuryOfCreation | 8th century ⓘ |
| collection | British Library ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Lindisfarne
ⓘ
surface form:
Lindisfarne community
|
| contains |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ |
| creator | Eadfrith of Lindisfarne ⓘ |
| creatorRole |
artist
ⓘ
scribe ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | treasure of the British Library ⓘ |
| currentLocation | British Library ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Cuthbert
ⓘ
surface form:
St Cuthbert
|
| dimensions | large-format codex ⓘ |
| genre | Christian religious text ⓘ |
| glossAuthor | Aldred the Scribe ⓘ |
| glossDate | 10th century ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | Old English gloss ⓘ |
| influenced | later Insular manuscripts ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Old English ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | monastic liturgy ⓘ |
| material | vellum ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elaborate carpet pages
ⓘ
full-page evangelist portraits ⓘ intricate initial pages ⓘ zoomorphic interlace decoration ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Holy Island
ⓘ
Lindisfarne ⓘ |
| regionOfArt | British Isles ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| script |
Irish minuscule
ⓘ
surface form:
Insular half-uncial
|
| scriptorium | Lindisfarne ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Cotton MS Nero D IV ⓘ |
| subject | life and teachings of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | manuscript codex ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northumbrian glosses to the Lindisfarne Gospels