Painted Labyrinth: The World of the Lindisfarne Gospels

by Michelle P. Brown

The Lindisfarne Gospels is one of the world's greatest works of art in book form. It is an 8th-century Latin Gospelbook, with a 10th-century gloss, which is the earliest surviving translation of the Gospels into the English language. Its maker was one of the greatest artists of the Anglo-Saxon and Celtic worlds, receptive to new influences and prepared to experiment with new techniques. The book is thought to have been made around 715-720 in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712348115
• ISBN13: 9780712348119
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.8" x 10.1"