dMAC Digest Vol 7 No 1A: History Behind the Lindisfarne Gospels

The Lindisfarne Gospels is one of the world’s greatest masterpieces of calligraphy and illumination. It was written and illuminated at Lindisfarne around 695 to 700. It contains the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, in Latin. We trace the early history of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne and the travels and tribulations associated with the gospels, as the monks try to evade Viking attacks and other predators.