Bede and the church paintings at Wearmouth–Jarrow

Bibliographic Data

ID11451655
AuthorsPaul Meyvaert (corresponding author)
Year1979
Volume8
Pages63-77
Publication date1979-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnglo-Saxon England (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0263-6751 • E-ISSN: 1474-0532
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0263675100003033
OpenAlexW2158631695
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited9

Bede's remarks about the paintings placed by Benedict Biscop in his twin Northumbrian monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow have often been quoted, but I do not think they have ever been examined or analysed with the full attention they deserve. It is my purpose to provide such an examination here, in the hope of shedding some further light on this subject and also of correcting the misconceptions that have gained currency. Bede's allusions to the paintings occur in only two of his works, the Historia Abbatum and his homily on Benedict Biscop. He does not mention them in his Ecclesiastical History. The only other contemporary references occur in the anonymous Life of Ceolfrith, but it is so brief that it can be omitted from our discussion. The most important source is unquestionably the Historia Abbatum

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