Very interesting and informative, thank you. I love looking at the illustrated manuscripts in the British Library, including Lindisfarne. I hadn't thoug ht of all this in terms of people's experience of the text, although it's kind of obvious once pointed out!
I like the fact that those mss are on display all the time, so having read your article I might try and get to the BL next time I'm in town and look at them with fresh eyes.
Very interesting and informative, thank you. I love looking at the illustrated manuscripts in the British Library, including Lindisfarne. I hadn't thoug ht of all this in terms of people's experience of the text, although it's kind of obvious once pointed out!
I‘ve only recently been thinking along those lines. But I’ve found it fascinating and I’ve started seeing it all over.
I like the fact that those mss are on display all the time, so having read your article I might try and get to the BL next time I'm in town and look at them with fresh eyes.