Imogen Corrigan
Wednesday 17th April 2019
Synopsis
This lecture considers the remarkable artistic ability of Eadfrith who is thought to have made the Gospels single-handedly c.700. It also discusses why they were made. The book is much more than a copy of the sacred text and a thing of beauty: it was made for distinctly political reasons that were closely connected to the fall-out from the Synod of Whitby and the struggle for survival by the once powerful community at Lindisfarne. It was made to help bridge the gap between the British and Roman ways of practising Christianity. The lecture includes discussion of the gloss added by Aldred (‘most miserable and unworthy priest’) nearly 300 years later.
Lecturer’s CV
Imogen Corrigan spent nearly twenty years in the British army, retiring in the rank of Major at the end of 1994. She then went to the University of Kent to study Anglo-Saxon and medieval history, graduating with 1st class honours. She runs study tours in England and France and lectures widely across the British Isles. She continues to study and is working on her first book.