Lindisfarne Gospels St Matthew Cross Carpet

793 ce vikings pillaged the monastery but the monks were able to keep the lindisfarne gospels safe.
Lindisfarne gospels st matthew cross carpet. Bible moralisée moralized bibles saint louis bible moralized bible the golden haggadah. Lindisfarne gospels st matthew cross carpet page f 26v british library matthew s cross carpet page exemplifies eadfrith s exuberance and genius. There are sixteen pages of arcaded canon tables where parallel passages of the four evangelists are laid out. Carpet page posted on december 14 2015 by mrsbowman1 cross and carpet page for st.
Cover and opening of st. One can imagine devout monks losing themselves in the swirls and eddies of color during. Word document 055 lindesfarne gospels pdf 055 lindesfarne gospels docx. Jerome and pope damasus i.
Illuminated manuscript ink pigments and gold on vellum. Liber generationis iesu christi the book of the. The cross carpet pages are not the sole examples of christian iconography in the lindisfarne gospels. Codex bound book made from sheets of paper or parchment designed and recorded with the use of ink pigments and gold vellum.
The cross carpet page at the beginning of st matthew s gospel is probably the best known decorated page in the manuscript because its well defined design has been frequently reproduced. A mesmerizing series of repetitive knots and spirals is dominated by a centrally located cross. Made in italy. Lindisfarne gospels st matthew cross carpet page f 26v.
The lindisfarne gospels begins with a carpet page in the form of a cross and a major initial page introducing the letter of st. On the opposite page the gospel opens with the latin words. Matthew s cross carpet page f 26v exemplifies eadfrith s exuberance and genius. Matthew mark luke and john the writers of the original gospel books.
Start studying lindisfarne gospels. This is the currently selected item. Additional religious imagery can be found in the pictures of each of the four evangelists. Church and reliquary of sainte foy france.
A mesmerizing series of repetitive knots and spirals is dominated by a centrally located cross. Matthew folio 26 verso of the lindisfarne gospels from northumbria england c. Early medieval hiberno saxon europe. The lindisfarne gospels is a manuscript that contains the gospels of the four evangelists mark john luke and matthew.
One can imagine devout monks losing themselves in the swirls and eddies of color during meditative. Matthew cross carpet page.