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.

The lindisfarne gospels begins with a carpet page in the form of a cross and a major initial page introducing the letter of st. Jerome and pope damasus i. 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.

Carpet page posted on december 14 2015 by mrsbowman1 cross and carpet page for st. Lindisfarne island off the coast of northumberland in england. The bayeux tapestry seven ages of britain bbc one. The lindisfarne gospels are in the opinion of many including me the greatest treasure we have.

Made in italy. Matthew folio 26 verso of the lindisfarne gospels from northumbria england c. 793 ce vikings pillaged the monastery but the monks were able to keep the lindisfarne gospels safe. Bible moralisée moralized bibles saint louis bible moralized bible the golden haggadah.

In the lindisfarne gospels the carpet pages play a similar role preparing the reader for the the gospel message. Each carpet page contains a different form of cross stressing the different church traditions and their ecumenical relationship. There are sixteen pages of arcaded canon tables where parallel passages of the four evangelists are laid out. Produced in the british isles between 500 900 ce.

One bird situated in the upper left hand quadrant has blue and pink stripes in contrast to others that sport registers of feathers. A carpet page from the lindisfarne gospels carpet pages are a characteristic feature of insular illuminated manuscripts. Time of social upheaval and devastation invasions. Church and reliquary of sainte foy france.

The lindisfarne gospels were written before 720. This is the currently selected item. 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.