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Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts are those manuscript
Manuscript

A manuscript is any document that is written by hand, as opposed to being printed or reproduced in some other way. The term may also be used for information that is hand-recorded in other ways than writing, for example inscriptions that are chiselled upon a hard material or scratched as with a knife point in plaster or with a stylus on a wa...
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British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller islands....
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 CE in England, but later in Ireland and elsewhere, or those manuscripts made on the continent in scriptoria founded by Irish or Anglo-Saxon missionaries and which are stylistically similar to the manuscripts produced in the British Isles.






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Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts are those manuscript
Manuscript

A manuscript is any document that is written by hand, as opposed to being printed or reproduced in some other way. The term may also be used for information that is hand-recorded in other ways than writing, for example inscriptions that are chiselled upon a hard material or scratched as with a knife point in plaster or with a stylus on a wa...
s made in the British Isles
British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller islands....
 from about 500
500

Events...
 CE to about 900
900

Sorry, no overview for this topic
 CE in England, but later in Ireland and elsewhere, or those manuscripts made on the continent in scriptoria founded by Irish or Anglo-Saxon missionaries and which are stylistically similar to the manuscripts produced in the British Isles. It is almost impossible to separate Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Anglo-Saxon art at this period, especially in manuscripts; this art is therefore called Insular art
Insular art

Insular art, also known as the Hiberno-Saxon style, is the style of art produced in the sub-Roman Britain of the British Isles, and the term is also used in relation to the Insular script used at the time....
. See also insular script
Insular script

Insular script was a Middle Ages script system used in Ireland and Britain in the Middle Ages . It later spread to Continental Europe in centres under the influence of Celtic Christianity....
. For English manuscripts produced after 900, see the List of illuminated Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
List of illuminated Anglo-Saxon manuscripts

This is a listing of illuminated manuscripts produced between 900 and 1066 in Anglo-Saxons monastery, or by Anglo-Saxon scribes or illuminators working in continental scriptoria....
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  • Antwerp Sedulius (Antwerp, Museum Plantin-Moretus MS M. 17. 4)
  • Barberini Gospels
    Barberini Gospels

    The Barberini Gospels is an illuminated Hiberno-Saxon manuscript Gospel Book, assumed to be of a late eighth century origin. After coming to light following its move to the Vatican Library in 1902 this luxury Gospel book had been largely ignored by the academic community until it became the subject of a doctoral dissertation in 2004....
     (Rome, Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica MS Barberini Lat. 570)
  • Bibliotheque Nationale MS lat. 10861 Lives of Saints (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale MS lat. 10861)
  • Bibliotheque Nationale MS. nouv. acq. lat. 1587 Gospel Book (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale MS. nouv. acq. lat. 1587)
  • Ambrosiana Jerome (Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS S. 45. sup.)
  • Ambrosiana Orosius (Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana MS D. 23. sup.)
  • Bodleian Ovid (Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Auct. F. 4. 32, ff. 37-47 (S. C. 2176)
  • Bodleian Philippus (Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Bodley 426 (S. C. 2327))
  • Book of Armagh
    Book of Armagh

    The Book of Armagh or Codex Ardmachanus , also known as the Canon of Patrick and the Liber Armachanus, is a 9th-century Ireland manuscript written mainly in Latin....
     (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 52)
  • Book of Cerne
    Book of Cerne

    The Book of Cerne is a ninth century Old English language prayer book. It was apparently made between 820 and 840 for Bishop ?thelwold of Lichfield ....
     (Cambridge, University Library, MS L1. 1. 10)
  • Book of Deer
    Book of Deer

    The Book of Deer is a 10th century Gospel Book, in Latin, Old Irish and Scottish Gaelic language, from Old Deer, Aberdeenshire , Scotland....
     (Cambridge, University Library, MS II. 6. 32)
  • Book of Dimma
    Book of Dimma

    The Book of Dimma is an 8th century Irish pocket Gospel Book originally from the Abbey of Roscrea, founded by St. Cronan in the County Tipperary, Ireland....
     (Dublin, Trinity College Library MS A. 4. 23 (59))
  • Book of Durrow
    Book of Durrow

    The Book of Durrow is a 7th century illuminated manuscript in the Insular art style made either at Durrow Abbey near Durrow, County Offaly in County Offaly Ireland, or in Northumbria in Northern England, with modern and traditional scholarship tending towards Durrow....
     (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. 4. 5 (57))
  • Book of Kells
    Book of Kells

    The Book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript in Latin, containing the Gospel of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables....
     (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A I. 6. (58))
  • Book of Mulling
    Book of Mulling

    The Book of Mulling or less commonly, Book of Moling , is an Irish pocket Gospel Book from the late 8th century. The text collection includes the four Gospels, a liturgical service which includes the "Apostles' Creed", and in the colophon, a supposed plan of St....
     (Dublin, Trinity College Library MS A. I. 15 (60))
  • Book of Nunnaminster
    Book of Nunnaminster

    The Book of Nunnaminster is a 9th century Old English language prayerbook. It was written in the kingdom of Mercia, using an "insular script" hand , related to Carolingian minuscule....
     (London, British Library Harley MS 2965)
  • Gospel Book
    Gospel Book (British Library Add. MS. 40618)

    British Library, Add. MS 40618 is a late 8th century Illuminated manuscript Irish Gospel Book with 10th century Anglo-Saxon additions. The manuscript contains a portion of the Gospel of Matthew, the majority of the Gospel of Mark and the entirety of the Gospels of Gospel of Luke and Gospel of John....
     (London, British Library Add. MS. 40618)
  • British Library Add. MS. 36929 Psalter (London, British Library Add. MS. 36929)
  • British Library Harley MS 1023 Gospel Book (London, British Library Harley MS 1023)
  • Gospel Book (London, British Library, Harley MS 1802)
  • Cadmug Gospels (Fulda, Landesbibliothek Codex Bonifatianus 3)
  • Canterbury Gospels (London, British Library Royal MS I. E. VI and Canterbury, Cathedral Library Additional MS 16)
  • Cathach of St. Columba
    Cathach of St. Columba

    The Cathach of St. Columba is an early seventh century Ireland Psalter. It is traditionally associated with Columba , and was identified as the copy made by him of a book loaned to him by Finnian of Moville, and which led to the Columba#Early_life_in_Ireland in 561....
     (Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, s. n.)
  • Codex Amiatinus
    Codex Amiatinus

    The Codex Amiatinus is the earliest surviving manuscript of the complete Bible in the Vulgate version. It dates to the turn of the 8th century and is considered to be the most accurate copy of St....
     (Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana MS Amiatinus 1)
  • Codex Bigotianus (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale MS lat. 281, 298)
  • Codex Usserianus Primus
    Codex Usserianus Primus

    Codex Usserianus Primus is an early 7th Century Vetus Latina Gospel Book. The manuscript is damaged, with the leaves being fragmentary and discolored....
     (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. 4. 15 (55))
  • Codex Usserianus Secundus (Garland of Howth) (Dublin, Trinity College MS A. 4. 6 (56))
  • Cologne Collectio Canonum (Cologne, Dombibliothek Cod. 213)
  • Cotton-Corpus Christi Gospel Fragment (Cambridge, Corpus Christi College MS 197B, ff. 1-36 (Formerly pp.245-316) and London, British Library Cotton MS Otho C. V)
  • Cuthbert Gospel of St John (aka Stonyhurst Gospel
    Stonyhurst Gospel

    The St Cuthbert Gospel of St John, also known as the Stonyhurst Gospel, is a small 7th-century pocket gospel book, written in Latin, which belonged to Cuthbert of Lindisfarne of Lindisfarne, who died in 687....
    ) British Library - for binding
  • Cutbercht Gospels (Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Cod. 1224)
  • Durham Cassiodirus (Durham, Cathedral Library MS B. II. 30)
  • Durham Cathedral Library A. II. 10. Gospel Book Fragment (Durham, Cathedral Library MSS A. II. 10 ff. 2-5, 338-8a, C. III. 13, ff. 192-5, and C. III. 20, ff. 1, 2)
  • Durham Cathedral Library A. II. 16. Gospel Book Fragment (Durham Cathedral Library MSS A. II. 16, ff. 1-23, 34-86, 102 and Cambridge, Magdalene College Pepysian MS 2981 (18))
  • Durham Gospels
    Durham Gospels

    The Durham Gospels is a late 7th century insular script Gospel Book, now kept in the Durham Cathedral Library . A single folio of this manuscript is now in Magdalene College, Cambridge ....
     (Durham, Cathedral Library, MS A.II.17, 2-102 and Cambridge, Magdalene College Pepysian MS 2981 (19))
  • Echternach Gospels
    Echternach Gospels

    The Echternach Gospels is an 8th-century insular script Gospel Book from the library of the monastery of Echternach. It is now in the Biblioth?que Nationale in Paris ....
     (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS lat. 9389)
  • Freiburg Gospel Book Fragment (Freiburg im Breisgau, Universitätsbibliothek Cod. 702)
  • Gotha Gospels (Gotha, Forschungsbibliothek Cod. Memb I. 18)
  • Harburg Gospels (Harburg über Donauwörth, Schloss Harburg, Fürstlich Ottingen-Wallersteinsche Bibliothek Cod. I. 2. 4. 2 (Olin Maihingen))
  • Hereford Gospels
    Hereford Gospels

    The Hereford Gospels is an 8th century illuminated manuscript Gospel Book in insular script Minuscule cursive script, with large illuminated initials in the Insular art style....
     (Hereford, Cathedral Library MS P. I. 2)
  • Karlsruhe Bede (Karlsruhe, Landesbibliothek Cod. CLXVII)
  • Leiden Pliny (Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek MS Voss. lat. F. 4, ff. 4-33)
  • Leiden Priscian (Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek MS. B. P. L. 67)
  • Leipzig Gospel Book Fragment (Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek MSS Rep. I, 58a and Rep. 35a)
  • Leningrad Bede (Leningrad, Public Library Cod. Q. v. I. 18)
  • Leningrad Gospels
    Leningrad Gospels

    Leningrad Gospels This highly idiosyncratic work, an illuminated manuscript of the gospels in Hiberno-Saxon style dating from around 800AD, may have been produced in England south of the Humber....
     (Leningrad, Public Library Cod. F. v. I. 8)
  • Leningrad Paulinus (Leningrad, Public Library Cod. Q. v. XIV. 1)
  • Lichfield Gospels
    Lichfield Gospels

    The Lichfield Gospels is an eighth century Insular art Gospel Book housed in Lichfield Cathedral. There are 236 surviving folios, eight of which are illuminated....
     (Book of St. Chad) (Lichfield, Cathedral Library)
  • Lindisfarne Gospels
    Lindisfarne Gospels

    The Lindisfarne Gospels is an Illuminated manuscript Latin manuscript of the gospels of Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Luke and Gospel of John....
     (London, BL, Cotton MS Nero D. IV)
  • Lothian Psalter (New York, Pierpont Morgan Library MS M. 776)
  • Macdurnan Gospels (London, Lambeth Palace MS 1370)
  • Macregol Gospels (Rushworth Gospels) (Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Auct. D. 2. 19 (S. C. 3946))
  • Maeseych Gospels (Maeseych, Church of St. Catherine, Tresor, s. n.)
  • Milan Theodore (Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana C. 301. inf.)
  • Rawlinson Gospels (Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson G. 167 (S.C. no. 14890))
  • Ricemarch Psalter (Dublin, Trinity College MS A. 4. 20 (50))
  • Royal Gospel Book (London, British Library Royal MS I. B. VII)
  • Royal Irish Academy MS D. II. 3 Gospel of St. John (Dublin, Royal Irish Academy MS D. II. 3, ff. 1-11)
  • Royal Prayer Book (London, British Library Royal MS 2.A.XX)
  • Salaberga Psalter (Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz MS Hamilton 553)
  • Southhampton Psalter (Cambridge, St. John's College MS C. 9 (59))
  • St. Gall Gospel Book
    St. Gall Gospel Book

    The St. Gall Gospel Book is a medieval insular art Gospel Book. It is now in the Abbey of St. Gall cathedral library . It has 134 folios. Amongst its illustrations are a Crucifixion, a Last Judgement, a Chi Rho monogram page, a carpet page, and Evangelist portraits....
     (St. Gall, Stiftsbibliothek Cod. 51)
  • St. Gall Gospel of St. John (St. Gall, Stiftsbibliothek Cod. 60)
  • St. Gall Priscian (St. Gall, Stiftsbibliothek Cod. 904)
  • Stockholm Codex Aureus
    Stockholm Codex Aureus

    The Stockholm Codex Aureus is an Insular art Gospel book written in the mid-eighth century in Southumbria, probably in Canterbury, and is now in the Swedish Royal Library at Stockholm....
     (Stockholm, Royal Library MS A. 135)
  • Stonyhurst Gospel
    Stonyhurst Gospel

    The St Cuthbert Gospel of St John, also known as the Stonyhurst Gospel, is a small 7th-century pocket gospel book, written in Latin, which belonged to Cuthbert of Lindisfarne of Lindisfarne, who died in 687....
     - for binding
  • Stowe Missal
    Stowe Missal

    The Stowe Missal is a translation of the Latin and Goidelic languages Missal and was transcribed at Lorrha Monastery in the Ninth century. Also known as the Lorrha Missal, it is known as the 'Stowe' Missal due to its acquisition by one of the Dukes of Buckingham for his Stowe House Library....
     (Dublin, Royal Irish Academy MS D. II. 3, ff. 12-67)
  • Stuttgart Psalter (Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek Cod. Bibl. 2. 12)
  • Tiberius Bede
    Tiberius Bede

    There are two 8th century manuscripts of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum in the Cotton library that could be called the Tiberius Bede:...
     (London, British Library Cotton MS Tiberius C. II)
  • Trier Gospels (Trier, Domschatz Codex 61 (Bibliotheksnummer 134))
  • Turin Gospel Book Fragment (Turin, Biblioteca Nazionale Cod. O. IV. 20)
  • Utrecht Gospel Book Fragment (Utrecht, Universiteitsbibliotheek MS 32 (Script. eccl. 484, ff. 94-105)
  • Valenciennes Apocalypse (Valenciennes, Bibliothèque Municipale MS 99)
  • Vespasian Psalter
    Vespasian Psalter

    The Vespasian Psalter is an Illuminated manuscript Psalter produced in the second quarter of the 8th Century. It contains an interlinear gloss in Old English language which is the oldest extant English language translation of any portion of the Bible....
     (London, British Library Cotton MS Vespasian A. I)
  • Vitellius Psalter (London, British Library Cotton MS Vitellius F. XI)
  • Wurzburg St. Paul (Würzburg, Universitätsbibliothek Cod. M. p. th. F. 69)


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