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The Lindisfarne Gospels

The history of one of the most beautiful books in Britain, written and decorated in the 7th Century by a monk called Eadfrith.

"It's an absolute whirl of interlacing colours and designs" says Janet Backhouse, curator of illuminated manuscripts at the British Library.

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14 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project