Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 72 p., 8 plates : col. ill., facsims., ports. ; 22 cm. Summary; Traces the history of the Book of Kells, and discusses the special meaning of the manuscript. Subjects; Book of Kells - Illustrations. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Celtic. Irish illuminated manuscripts in Latin - Book of Kells. Early Church ; Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis. Religious education / world faiths. Antiques & Collectibles / General. History / General. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.

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Title: Exploring the Book of Kells / George Otto Simms ; drawings by David Rooney ; Book of Kells details by Eoin O'Brien
Publisher: Dublin : O'Brien Press
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0862781795
ISBN 13: 9780862781798
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Rooney, David
Edition: Eighth Edition.
Weight: 1 kilogram

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Traces the history of the Book of Kells, and discusses the special meaning of the manuscript

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George Otto Simms was born in Dublin in 1910. He took his BA, MA, BD, PhD, and DD degrees at Trinity College, Dublin. Ordained a priest of the Church of Ireland in 1936, he spent his working life in the service of the church and was Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1969 until his retirement in 1980. A noted scholar and historian, he lectured and wrote extensively, particularly on The Book of Kells, on which he was internationally recognised as an expert. For almost 40 years he contributed a weekly religious feature,'Thinking Aloud', to the Irish Times. George Otto Simms died in 1991.

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