From The Guardian: North wants its Lindisfarne treasure returned.
Britain's internal version of the Parthenon Marbles row will be raised in the Commons today by northern MPs determined to reclaim the "stolen icon" of their region's golden age.
Members from the Scottish border to the Tees will call for the return of the 1,300-year-old Lindisfarne Gospels, which were snatched from Durham Cathedral at the Reformation by agents of Henry VIII.
An adjournment debate called by Joyce Quin, Labour member for Gateshead, will tighten the pressure on the British Library to release them from their current "nice but ordinary" display in Euston Road, London.
The campaigners contrast the mildly interested visitors in London, where the 8th century texts are one of many exhibits, with crowds who packed the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne when the gospels were there on loan three years ago. [continue]
The British Library offers information about the Lindisfarne Gospels on their website, including thumbnail images (scroll down for those) of 20 pages. Oh, and don't miss the British Library's Turning the Pages tour of the Lindisfarne Gospels.
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