Stonyhurst Gospel
The
Stonyhurst Gospel
is a small
Anglo-Saxon
pocket gospel which belonged to
Saint Cuthbert
of
Lindisfarne
. The book was discovered in 1104 when Cuthbert's tomb was opened so that his relics could be translated to a new shrine behind the altar of
Durham Cathedral
. At only three and a half by five inches the Stoneyhurst Gospel is one of the smallest surviving
Anglo-Saxon
manuscripts. The text is the
Gospel of John
. It was written at the monastery of
Monkwearmouth and Jarrow
during the abbacy of
Ceolfrith
. The original tooled goatskin binding is the earliest surviving binding in Europe.
External link
Binding of the Stonyhurst Gospels
.
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