For those reading this blog who are based in the North East and planning to visit the Lindisfarne Gospels in Durham shortly, you may be interested in this British Library brief explanation of the illuminated manuscript which I’ve just found courtesy of local bookseller, Cardmons‘ website:
http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2011/01/anglo-saxon-treasures-online.html
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