Lindisfarne Gospels / Folio 25 verso (Portrait of Saint Matthew) / 8th Century; Creation date: ca. 700

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Work Title: Lindisfarne Gospels
View Title: Folio 25 verso (Portrait of Saint Matthew)
Creator/Culture: Insular; scribe and illuminator: Eadfrith (Anglo-Saxon, 698-698)
Site/Repository: Repository: British Museum (London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom) ID: Cotton Ms. Nero D.IV
Period/Date: 8th Century; Creation date: ca. 700
Media/Technique: vellum (skin), ink, tempera
Dimensions: 34x25 cm (13.39x9.84 inches)
Subjects: Matthew, the Apostle, Saint; Portraits; Male portraits; Writing; Evangeliaries; Benizuri-e; Manuscripts; Evangelists; Illuminations; Bibles
Work Record ID: 223996
Image Record ID: 892177
Classification Filing Number: 771.3C; 8; 18L 25v; cop.4

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 892177
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-892177/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 892177. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-892177/1. June 04, 2025.