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  1. The symbols of the four evangelists are explained in a blogpost by #PatriciaLovett, with illustrations from the 12th century #BuryBible (shown below) & the 8th century #LindisfarneGospels:
    patricialovett.com/the-evangel

  2. #OldEnglish #WOTD: bōc-lēden, n.n: book-language, Latin (since most books were written in Latin). (BOAK-LAY-den / ˈboːk-ˌleː-dɛn)
    Image: Lindisfarne Gospels; England (probably Lindisfarne), c. 700; British Library, Cotton MS Nero D IV, f. 27r.
    #LindisfarneGospels