Evangelist portrait of Mark from the Lindisfarne Gospels (715-720) - Public Domain Illuminated Manuscript

The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript gospel book produced around the years 715–720 in the monastery at Lindisfarne, off the coast of Northumberland, England^[1][2]. It is a spectacular example of Insular or Hiberno-Saxon art^[3], created with a quill pen and black ink made from soot^[4]. The exhibition at Laing Art Gallery explores its meaning in the world today and its relationship with themes of personal, regional, and global identity^[5].