Introducing the Lindisfarne Gospels

One of the British Isles greatest treasures is an illuminated manuscript from a Scottish Island. A century older than the Book of Kells, it is equally deserving of our attention! LINKS: To explore the work of a modern illuminator, have a look at the creations of the Tamburn Bindery: https://www.facebook.com/tollolego/ (With thanks to Joel for his input regarding the mysterious figure in the Matthew page) Our video about the Book of Kells: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7zSvXd3D3s The British Library's digitised Lindisfarne Gospels is currently unavailable. Several pages can be seen here: https://visitlindisfarne.com/the-lindisfarne-gospels/ An article about the gospels: https://smarthistory.org/the-lindisfarne-gospels/ A short video with some nice shots of the designs in the Lindisfarne Gospels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU9RJSIUNhY A short lecture about the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYds0dsratI Amongst the supporters keeping this channel going are our friends at Orthodox Youth Ministries. See what they do for young people in our faith: https://www.theoym.org/ Please consider helping us make more material: https://ko-fi.com/patristix You can also help us by getting Patristix graphic designs on ALL SORTS of merch at our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/patristix/shop?asc=u Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/patristix Secret bonus clip from this episode - https://youtu.be/aiD-EjMzD1k