The Lindisfarne Gospels
1981, 1st edition. Oxford : Phaidon. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: Bookplate of John F. Ashby to front pastedown. Item #396572
ISBN: 0714821489
Physical description: 96 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. Notes: Paperback edition published 1987, reprinted 1990. Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-94) and index. Contents: 1. Lindisfarne and Saint Cuthbert -- 2. The men who made the manuscript -- 3. The text of the Gospels -- 4. The script -- 5. Who the manuscript was made -- 6. The great decorated pages -- 7. The smaller initials -- 8. Some comparisons -- 9. The later history of the manuscript. Subjects: British Library; Department of Manuscripts; Lindisfarne Gospels; Illustrations; New Testament; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon; England - Migration & Early Medieval - Manuscript studies; Gospels Critical studies.
Price: €18.95