Beschreibung:

40,5 : 31 cm. 259 leaves with many coloured illustrations, 333; 647 pages commentary-volumes. White original vellum housed in a full calf jewellery box with a replicaton of the silvered and partly gilded cross of the original binding at the British Library. 3 volumes

Bemerkung:

One of 290 copies of the deluxe edition.Only this deluxe edition with the calf box with the cross after the original edition at the British Libarary.The book of Lindisfarne originated in 710 and is considered as a master-piece of early mediaval book-art. In the book of Lindisfarne are merging the influences of the Roman and Celtic cultural aera to a unique work of art from the Italo-northUmbrian work of book art. The txt of the four gospels with the respective introductions and 16 canon plates present themselfs on 259 leaves, a true treasury of insular art. Because of the special technique the pages blaze in spectacular colours. - The commentary voumes are by M.P. Brown with an introduction by Umberto Eco.