The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin (Second Edition)

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“Beautiful … by far the most productive up to date short account of one of the most great monuments of early Irish civilization … required reading for any individual interested within the subject.”―The Irish Times

The Book of Kells is a masterpiece of medieval art―a brilliantly decorated version of the four Gospels with full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists in addition to a wealth of smaller decorative painting. The odd imagination displayed within the pages, the impeccable technique and the very fine state of preservation make The Book of Kells an object of endless fascination.

This edition reproduces an important of the fully decorated pages plus a series of enlargements showing the just about incredible minuteness of the detail; spiral and interlaced patterns, human and animal ornament―a combination of high seriousness and humor. The text is by Bernard Meehan, the Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College, Dublin. 110 color illustrations

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