Book of Lindisfarne: Holy Island

by Robert Young and Deirdre O'Sullivan

Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, is a small island situated in a spectacular location off the coast of Northumberland. It is famous for its early Christian monastery, founded in 635 by St Aidan, and for Lindisfarne Castle, which dominates the island's scenery. The name Lindisfarne is associated with the Golden Age of Northumbria, as recounted by the Venerable Bede, and many beautiful works of art were produced in the Anglo-Saxon monastery, including the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713472294
• ISBN13: 9780713472295
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: B.T. Batsford
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.