Lindisfarne Gospels

You used to be able to view the cover and 33 selected pages from the Lindisfarne Gospels at the British Library's Online Gallery. Scroll down the alphabetical listing of the Library's most cherished items. After passing Alice's Adventures Under Ground and Handel's Messiah, you will eventually get to the Lindisfarne Gospels. You will have to download a Microsoft Silverlight plug-in to make the British Library’s “Turning the Pages” feature work, but it’s worth it. 

Additional information on the Lindisfarne Gospels used to be found at this page of the British Library website. (Click on “tour” and then click on the five sections.)

NOTE: In October, 2023, the British Library’s website experienced one of the worst cyber attacks in British history. In November, 2024 – more than a year later – the British Library said, "We're continuing to experience a major technology outage as a result of a cyber-attack. Our buildings are open as usual, however, the outage is still affecting our website, online systems and services, as well as some onsite services. This is a temporary website, with limited content.” As of the summer of 2025, the pages with the Lindisfarne Gospels were still not available.

Until the Lindisfarne Gospels are available again on the British Library website, you can see a description and a talk by a British Library curator here.