FAH215H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Grave Goods, Lindisfarne Gospels, Codex Amiatinus
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*monastery: community of people dedicated to religion; monks, nuns,,etc; almost miniature village of them. Scriptorium: place where books are made; where manuscripts are produced. *st. columba: was an irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading christianity in present-day. *in 5th century island converted to christian by st. patrick. Columba in 6th century spread columba form of monasticism to northern england. *difference btw irish christianity and roman christianity: monk had specific kind of hair-cuts, how they calculating easter(lunar festival of resurrection: movable feast): roman styles won and standardized. Shrine of the book: case of book, covered by gold, indicate status of the relic. *pocket gospel book,8th century leather binding: popular because portable, useful for conversion. *pigments made by organic chemical from plants: indicate trade between countries in middle age. Eagle of mark : was mistake by monks because mark should be lion: carpet page: no text and separate each gospels.
