British Library wil 10 miljoen euro bijeenbrengen voor aankoop ‘Gospel of St Cuthbert’ uit de 7e eeuw

By on juli 16th, 2011

The St Cuthbert Gospel of St John, also known as the Stonyhurst Gospel, is a small 7th-century pocket gospel book, written in Latin, which belonged to Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, who died in 687. The book was discovered in 1104 when Cuthbert’s tomb was opened so that his relics could be translated to a new shrine behind the altar of Durham Cathedral.

Dit kostbare boekje is in het bezit van de Jezuïeten en sinds 1979 uitgeleend aan de British Library. Bijzonder is de kwaliteit van het 1300 jaar oude boekje dat nog in de originele band zit. De bibliotheek wil graag dat het voorgoed publiek toegankelijk blijft en is een campagne begonnen om het te kunnen aankopen. De helft van de benodigde 9 miljoen pond is al toegezegd door het National Heritage Memorial Fund.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro1VZOrKPQ0
British Library announces £9m campaign to acquire the St Cuthbert Gospel – the earliest intact European book

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3 Responses to “British Library wil 10 miljoen euro bijeenbrengen voor aankoop ‘Gospel of St Cuthbert’ uit de 7e eeuw”

  1. sander schreef:
    16 juli 2011 om 21:08

    Maar van wie kopen ze het dan, wiens eigendom
    is het?

  2. boekendingen schreef:
    17 juli 2011 om 10:23

    Het kleinood is in bezit van de Engelse tak van de orde der Jezuïeten. Hoe deze orde het in bezit kreeg ben ik nog niet achter.
    Ik citeer uit een bericht van BBC News.

    “It is currently owned by the British Province of the Society of Jesus, which has offered the British Library first option to acquire the work.”

    “A spokesman for the British Province of the Society of Jesus, said: “We are delighted that this rare text is likely to be fittingly housed, and congratulate the library on a successful start to the fundraising campaign.”

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-14160030

  3. boekendingen schreef:
    17 juli 2011 om 10:39

    Aanvulling. Iets meer over de diverse eigenaren vond ik toch in Wikipedia, onder de andere naam ‘Stonyhurst Gospel’.

    According to an inscription pasted to the inside cover of the manuscript, the Stonyhurst Gospel was obtained by the 3rd Earl of Lichfield (d. 1772) who gave it to Reverend Thomas Phillips (d. 1774) who donated it to the English Jesuit College at Liège on 20 June 1769. The manuscript has been owned since 1769 by the Society of Jesus (British Province) and was formerly in the library of Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, successor to the Liège college. It has been on loan to the British Library since 1979 where it has been (almost) permanently on display in its exhibition gallery (first in the British Museum building, and now at the new St Pancras site of the Library).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonyhurst_Gospel

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