Treasures of the Library: Trinity College, Dublin

The Library of Trinity College Dublin is one of the world's great research libraries, with the largest and finest collection of books and manuscripts in Ireland. Its early manuscripts, the Book of Kells and the Book of Durrow, are world-renowned. Treasures of the Library explores the varied facets of its collections -- some of the oldest written materials of the age before printing; the transition from manuscript to print in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and its impact on the reading public; and later manuscripts and typescripts as sources for scholars of history and literature.Winner of the Best IlluStrated Book category in the 1986 Irish Book Design Awards, this exquisite book features over twenty experts in their fields, writing with authority and flair on a range of topics that includes: Jonathan Swift; the 1798 rebellion; 17th century drama; 19th century Irish ballad sheets; modern Irish literary manuscripts, including those of W.B. Yeats, J.M. Synge and Samuel Beckett; the Long Room; and a brief history of the Library.