Echternach Gospels
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The Echternach Gospels (also known as the Willibrord Gospels) is an 8th-century insular
Gospel Book
from the library of the monastery of Echternach
, Luxembourg. It is now in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris
(MS Lat. 9389). The manuscript was written by the same scribe that wrote the Durham Gospels
.
Insular script
Insular script was a medieval script system originally used in Ireland, then Great Britain, that spread to continental Europe under the influence of Celtic Christianity. Irish missionaries also took the script to continental Europe, where they founded monasteries such as Bobbio. The scripts were...
Gospel Book
Gospel Book
The Gospel Book, Evangelion, or Book of the Gospels is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament...
from the library of the monastery of Echternach
Echternach
Echternach is a commune with city status in the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg. Echternach lies near the border with Germany, and is the oldest town in Luxembourg....
, Luxembourg. It is now in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(MS Lat. 9389). The manuscript was written by the same scribe that wrote the Durham Gospels
Durham Gospels
The Durham Gospels is a very incomplete late 7th century insular Gospel Book, now kept in the Durham Cathedral Library . A single folio of this manuscript is now in Magdalene College, Cambridge . Only two of the fully decorated pages survive: a Crucifixion and the initial to John, and both of...
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