A Medieval Masterpiece The magnificent eighth-century manuscript known as the Lindisfarne Gospels was made at Lindisfarne monastery, in northestern England. In the ninth century, as monasteries up and down the English coast fell to Viking raids, Lindisfarne was abandoned. Having wandered across England, the ex-Lindisfarne monks attempted to cross the Irish Sea, but a ferocious storm washed the Gospels overboard; the monks turned back. Cuthbert, the saint in whose honor the book was made, later appeared to one its erstwhile caretakers in a dream and told him where it could be found, miraculously unharmed on the sands. The party eventually settle in Durham, where in the tenth century the priest Aldred translated the manuscript's ornate Latin into Anglo-Saxon. Except for the loss of its original binding, the Lindisfarne Gospels has survived virtually intact, its glowing colors nearly as bright as they were thirteen centuries ago. Published with The British Library. Twenty 4 3/4 x 6 3/4" blank notecards (5 each of 4 styles) with white envelopes in a decorative box. ISBN: 0-7649-2810-4. 0663$14.95 Lindisfarne Gospels St. Mark Notecard 4 3/4 x 6 3/4" blank note card with white envelope. 8328$2.50 Lindisfarne Gospels St. Jerome Notecard 4 3/4 x 6 3/4" blank note card with white envelope. 8329$2.50 Lindisfarne Gospels St. Matthew Notecard 4 3/4 x 6 3/4" blank note card with white envelope. This card is only available in the assortment. 8331 Lindisfarne Gospels St. Luke Notecard 4 3/4 x 6 3/4" blank note card with white envelope. This card is only available in the assortment. 8330 All of our pictures enlarge; click on any picture for a closer look. Text & images protected by copyright. Join for Our Monthly E-mail Newsletter Private list, unsubscribe any time. View e-mail archive Home | Customer Service Center | Ordering Information