medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Thanks, Chris. John and the eagle are perhaps better viewed at:
http://www.beloit.edu/~classics/museum/WebSite/BLLindisfarneJohnPortrait.htm
and the detail showing John's head certainly makes him appear rather unhappy:
http://www.beloit.edu/~classics/museum/WebSite/BLLindisfarneJohnPortraitImageStJohn.htm
Best,
John Dillon
On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:31:41 -0800
Chris Laning <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>I just ran across this source again a couple of days ago, and
>couldn't resist sharing it.
>
>These are the portraits of the four evangelists from the Lindisfarne
>Gospels. John is on the bottom right:
> http://www.beloit.edu/~classics/museum/WebSite/Information_LindisfarneGospelsPortraits.htm
>
>This portrait has amused me ever since I thought of using a version
>of it to illustrate a handout on the subject of how to find good
>reference books in the library. After I'd produced the handout, I
>realized the picture should be captioned:
>"Wait! I haven't finished with it yet!"
>
>(The eagle in the background is apparently flying away with the
>gospel book in its talons...)
>--
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