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Rick Steves Says One Impressive And Unique Room In The British Library Is Worth The Entire Trip
Explore an extraordinary world of wonders tucked away inside The British Library. According to Rick Steves, this London ...
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The Lindisfarne Gospels: the story of how a medieval masterpiece was made
It will take Eadfrith ten years to finish the Lindisfarne Gospels, on view at Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle until December 2 2022, but his masterpiece will be valued for generations. Later owners ...
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The history of The Gospels
The Lindisfarne Gospels have a uniquely important place in the art and culture of the North East, and the Christian heritage of the area. The exhibition is part of the celebrations of the ...
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The making of The Gospels
Close examination has shown that this awe-inspiring work of the Lindisfarne Gospels’ script and illustrations was undertaken by one artist-scribe, whom the 10th century monk Aldred identified as ...
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Goodbye Lindisfarne Gospels
Today is the last chance to see the Lindisfarne Gospels at Durham Cathedral. It brings to an end a three month exhibition in the centre of Durham City. Almost 100,000 people have been to see the ...
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The priceless Lindisfarne Gospels: Stolen from the North East by Henry VIII and never returned
The book known as the Lindisfarne Gospels, the oldest surviving English bible, has left its native North East again after a brief, but successful visit home. Did you know with a Digital ...
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Lindisfarne Gospels to go on display in the North-East in 2022
THE Lindisfarne Gospels, the most spectacular surviving manuscript from Anglo-Saxon England, will go on display in the North-East on loan from the British Library in 2022, it has been revealed.
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Lindisfarne Gospels Durham exhibition attracts 100,000 visitors
About 1,200 people per day visited the exhibition, from as far as Canada and New Zealand An exhibition offering the opportunity to see the Lindisfarne Gospels in Durham has attracted nearly ...
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Lindisfarne Gospels return to their roots
When they were written, the Lindisfarne Gospels were a statement of a new Englishness. With their lavishly illuminated manuscript of Latin and Anglo-Saxon letters, they celebrated England's Celtic ...
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When are the Lindisfarne Gospels in Newcastle and where can I see them? All you need to know
Here's everything you need to know about the Lindisfarne Gospels return to the region, including when and where the great book will be on display, how much tickets cost, and what events are ...
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Lindisfarne: The 'Holy Island' where Vikings spilled the 'blood of saints'
The brothers then "clothed the body in fresh garments, they laid it in a new coffin which they placed on the floor of the sanctuary" (translation from the book "The Lindisfarne Gospels ...