Turning over a new page

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Otherwise, we'll assume you're OK to continue. The precious pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels have been turned to show a full-page portrait of St John the Evangelist, which will be on display until the end of the exhibition on 30 September. Experts from the British Library and Durham University have carefully turned the pages to show the portrait which will offer visitors the chance to see the richness of the artistry in the 700-year-old book. All four evangelists - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - are shown as author-scribes but John is unique in that he is the only one to be depicted facing the viewer, with his traditional symbol of an eagle flying overhead. Over 45,000 visitors have viewed the first opening, the Canon Tables, and already more than 20,000 tickets are booked for viewings between now and the end of the exhibition which is taking place in Durham University's Palace Green Library.
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