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• They are a book of the Four Christian gospels written in Latin.

• The skill of the writer and the beauty of the decoration make it probably the greatest Anglo-Saxon artefact in existence.

• They are a monument to the skill of Northumbrian craftsmen and the resources of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria.

• They are an important religious icon dedicated to St Cuthbert the patron saint of the North.

• They are an important icon for the identity of the North.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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