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Language: English
Published by Thames & Hudson, 1995
- Softcover
- Used
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Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly.
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- Title
- The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin
- Author
- Meehan, Bernard
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0500277907
- ISBN 13
- 9780500277904
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
"Beautiful … by far the best modern short account of one of the great monuments of early Irish civilization … required reading for anyone interested in 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 as well as a wealth of smaller decorative painting. The strange imagination displayed in 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 the most important of the fully decorated pages plus a series of enlargements showing the almost unbelievable 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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