Cuthbert, Guthlac and the Life of St Antony
Christians far from Egypt have drawn inspiration from the Life of St Antony, including England’s two most popular pre-Conquest hermit saints
Bede’s Temple as History
Another IHR paper, this time, a talk given about Bede’s writing and his interest in the image of the Temple and its relation to Christianity. This paper also examined how Bede’s views shifted over time. How did Bede view Judaism? Was he truly ambivalent?
The Still Lives of Medieval Objects
Discussions of the relationship between time and medieval artworks often hinge on examinations of use and reception: how has the meaning of this object changed over time?
A monk from Melrose? St Cuthbert and the Scots in the later middle ages, c. 1371–1560
Whilst in theory the cult of the saints was a universal phenomenon, in practice saints and their shrines were often appropriated to regnal, local or institutional causes.
British Library announces £9m campaign to acquire the St Cuthbert Gospel – the earliest intact European book
The British Library has announced an ambitious fundraising campaign to acquire the St Cuthbert Gospel for the United Kingdom. Created in the 7th…
‘In the beginning was the Word’: books and faith in the age of Bede
‘In the beginning was the Word’: books and faith in the age of Bede Brown, Michelle P. The Heroic Age, Issue 4, Winter…