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    The St Cuthbert Gospel of St John. (formerly known as the Stonyhurst Gospel) is the oldest intact European book.
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    The St Cuthbert Gospel of St John. (formerly known as the Stonyhurst Gospel) is the oldest intact European book.
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    Style: Abstract|Circle|Leaf; Caption: Upper cover; Colour: Brown|Red; Edge: Plain
    Date Binding: 7c
    Medium Decorative Technique: Moulded |Painted|Tooled in gold; Cover Material: Goatskin (includes morocco, turkey etc)
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    Shelfmark: Add Ms 89000
    Place of creation Binding: England
    Object history Text: 7c; Unspecified; Cuthbert, Saint (d687)
    Notes The sections of the parchment pages are linked by chain stitch (as with Coptic sewing) and the boards are also sewn on. The lower cover is decorated in a different design by another method. This manuscript copy of the Gospel of St John was produced in the North of England in the late 7th century and was buried alongside St Cuthbert on Lindisfarne, apparently in 698, and later found in the saint’s coffin at Durham Cathedral in 1104. It has a beautifully-worked original red leather binding in excellent condition, and is the only surviving high-status manuscript from this crucial period in British history to retain its original appearance, both inside and out. There is a demonstration of Coptic sewing on ibookbinding.com.
    References See H M Nixon and M M Foot, The History of Decorated Bookbinding in England, Oxford, 1992, pp.1–2. The Stonyhurst Gospel of Saint John / (Oxford : Printed for the Roxburghe Club [by Oxford U.P.], 1969.) Includes a facsimile of the ms. The British Library's main web site also holds information about the Gospel. Former Library shelf mark Loan 74.
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