THEO 228 Lecture 31: lecture 31
20 Mar 2020
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The lindisfarne gospel close-up: the lindisfarne gospels, made sometime between 710 and 721 ce, in the scriptorium of the monastery on the. Contains 259 folios (that is, 518 pages) the page dimensions are approximately 34 x. 25 cm (131/2 x 10 inches) 15 fully decorated pages: the colophon of the lindisfarne gospels, in the 10th century, bishop aldred of lindisfarne added a colophon, or inscription, on the last page of the manuscript. Delineates the history of the making of the book: a visual theology of unity, the design of the lindisfarne gospels demonstrates the fusion of celtic, germanic, A copy of a letter written by jerome to pope damasus is included in the prefatory material. A cross-carpet page introduces the letter: carpet pages are characteristic of insular illuminated manuscripts, and are found in early eastern christian manuscripts, the eastern christian liturgical use of actual prayer mats was adopted in the.
