St Cuthbert His Cult and His Community to Ad 1200

St Cuthbert is known to many as the the saintly bishop of Holy Island inthe 7th century but he was also a figure of great political and territorial power. The book is divided into four sections each dealing with different aspects of Cuthbert and his milieu. Among the topics investigated are the early Lives of the Saint two by Bede himself and his cult; Lindisfarne its scriptorium and of course the famous Gospels; the sumptuous treasures gathered round the coffin such as a portable altar and elaborately-worked silks many of which are still preserved at Durham; and St Cuthbert's community at Chester-le-Street and Durham. Contributors: J. CAMPBELL CLARE STANCLIFFE MICHAEL HERITY BENEDICTA WARD SLG MICHAEL LAPIDGE WALTER BERSCHIN ALAN THACKER DEIRDRE O'SULLIVAN CHRISTOPHER D. VEREY MICHELLE P. BROWN JANET BACKHOUSE R. BRUCE-MITFORD DÃIBHI Ð CRÐIN-N NANCY NETZER ROSEMARY CRAMP RICHARD N. BAILEY J.M. CRONYN C.V. HORIE R.I. PAGE JOHN HIGGITT ELIZABETH COASTWORTH HERO GRANGER-TAYLOR CLARE HIGGINS ANNA MUTHESIUS ERIC CAMBRIDGE GERALD BONNER LUISELLA SIMPSON DAVID ROLLASON DAVID HALL A.J. PIPER VICTORIA TUDOR