The British Library is based in London and is one of the world’s largest research libraries, holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats; books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings and much more. The Library’s collections include around 25 million books, along with substantial additional collection of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.It is now possible to view some of the library’s scared texts online.Below are screeshots from the Lindisfarne Gospel pagesOnce the page has loaded (this can take a few seconds and you will have to press Space Bar to activate it) you can then browse the book. Use the controls at the bottom to turn the page or alternatively left-click on the page and drag on the page and it should turn the page for you!You can also use the magnifying glass to see in close-up the detail of the page.British Library Sacred Texts homepage.

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