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General Information
The large Irish Illuminated Manuscript of the four Gospels known as the Book of Kells is one of the most famous of all medieval books. Now in the library of Trinity College, Dublin, it was probably begun by monks at the island monastery of Iona and completed at the Irish monastery of Kells sometime between the mid-8th and the early 9th century. The gospels are written on thick vellum and lavishly illuminated with the rich ornamentation characteristic of Celtic Art of this period. In addition to 31 full-page illustrations, fanciful figures and tightly interlaced bands, knots, and spirals of extraordinary intricacy and density occur throughout the book.
Bibliography
Alton, E. H., and Meyer, Peter, The Book of
Kells, 3 vols. (1950-51); Henry, Francoise, The Book of
Kells (1974).
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