The document describes several illuminated Insular manuscripts from the 8th century and earlier, including the Lindisfarne Gospels held at the British Library which contains illuminated pages for the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as well as carpet pages and initials. It also mentions the Sutton Hoo purse lid, the Vespasian Psalter depicting King David, the Codex Aureus from Stockholm depicting St. Matthew, and St. Augustine's Gospels from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge which contains St. Luke.

1. INSULAR MANUSCRIPTS

2. Lindisfarne Gospels. BL, MS Cotton Nero D.IV, early 8th
century
St Matthew

3. Lindisfarne Gospels. St Matthew Carpet Page

4. Lindisfarne Gospels. St Matthew Major Initial

5. Lindisfarne Gospels. St Mark

6. Lindisfarne Gospels. St Mark Carpet Page

7. Lindisfarne Gospels. Major initial

8. Lindisfanre Gospels. St Luke

9. Lindisfarne Gospels. St Mark Carpet Page

10. Lindisfarne Gospels. St Mark major initial

11. Lindisfarne Gospels. St John

12. Lindisfarne Gospels. St John Carpet Page

13. Lindisfarne Gospels. St John major initial

14. Lindisfarne Gospels. 19th
century treasure binding

15. Sutton Hoo Purse Lid

16. Vespasian Psalter. BL, MS Cotton Vespasian A.I. second
quarter 8th
century.
King David with Scribes and Musicians

17. Codex Aureus. Stockholm: Kungliche Biblioteket, MS A 135,
mid 8th
century.
St Matthew

18. Codex Aureus

19. St Augustine’s Gospels. Cambridge: Corpus Christi College, MS
286, circa 600
St Luke