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    Name of Collection: British Library, Lindisfarne Gospels
    URL of Collection: http://www.bl.uk/diglib/treasures/lindisfarne.html

    Name of Institution: British Library
    Institution URL: http://www.bl.uk

    Description: The manuscript was executed in the monastery of Lindisfarne on Holy Island off the coast of Northumberland, England. It was written and illuminated in 698 in honour of St Cuthbert, the Abbot of Lindisfarne.

    Main language of the collection: English
    Type of Material: Manuscripts, Illuminations

 

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