Lindisfarne Gospels

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Painting · c. 715 · Lindisfarne, Northumbria · Europe

Its 10th-century gloss is the oldest surviving translation of the Gospels into English

Lindisfarne Gospels — Eadfrith of Lindisfarne (presumed) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Author: Eadfrith of Lindisfarne
Style: Insular art (Ireland and Britain) — Celtic knots and interlaced beasts on Gospel pages: ornament as prayer
Century: 8th century

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