8th Century Manuscripts
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Lindisfarne Gospels
The Lindisfarne Gospels is a book of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John created in approximately 700. The manuscript contains the oldest translation of the Gospels from Latin into Old English. The translation was added around 970 and is inserted between the lines of Latin text.
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Golden Psalter of Charlemagne
This Golden Psalter is a devotional book of 150 Psalms and additional Frankish Canticles that Charlemagne commissioned for his wife. "Golden" refers to the golden script throughout the entirety of the manuscript. It was created before 795. It's also known as the Dagulf Psalter for a scribe Dagulf who signed his name in a poem to the king in the manuscript.
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Resource Citations
Lindisfarne Gospels
Brown, Michelle. Das Buch von Lindisfarne : Cotton Ms Nero D.iv der British Library, London . Faksimile Verlag, 2003.
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Golden Psalter of Charlemagne
Holter, Kurt. Der Goldene Psalter : facsimile & commentarium. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1980.
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