It's Back! The Book of Kells - Gift Edition
The Book of Kells - Gift Edition
The wait is over, after completely selling out, the always trending Book of Kells - Gift Edition Is back in stock.
A must-have for any Irish history buff. This gift edition book features 59 full-size reproductions of complete pages from the Book of Kells and enlarged details that allow you to relish the intricacy of elements barely visible to the naked eye.
This book, by the Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity Bernard Meehan, presents the glories of the Book of Kells to the contemporary reader, revealing the astounding detail and richness of one of the greatest treasures of medieval art. The Book of Kells is a brilliantly decorated version of the four Gospels of the New Testament. The book includes full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well as a wealth of smaller decorative paintings.
The official Book of Kells is believed to have been created by monks in the Abbey of Kells Ireland. This book was worked on over several decades. The Book of Kells is named after Kells the town where it was kept for centuries before it was moved to its current location in Trinity College Dublin.
It reproduces the most important of the fully decorated pages, as well as a series of enlargements, allowing you to see the most minute and intricate of detail - the spirals and interlacing of the patterns, human and animal ornament and more, highlighting the combination of high seriousness and humour that typify Ireland's most famous book.
Accompanying the illustrations is a new text by Dr Bernard Meehan, former Head of Research Collections and Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College Dublin. Meehan provides an authoritative analysis of the book, its artists, texts and script, as well as a full account of the historical background to the majestic Book of Kells. Order your copy of The Book of Kells - Gift Edition here.
The official Book of Kells is housed in the Old Library Building in Trinity College Dublin. Everyone is more than welcome to view the Book of Kells. Visitors can view the book by purchasing tickets online on the Trinity College Dublin Book of Kells tickets website. The Book of Kells cannot be touched and no photographs can be taken of this precious manuscript. This is one of the many reasons why the Book of Kells Gift Edition is so special. It is the closest anyone will ever get to the official copy and those that are fortunate enough to receive this gift will be able to spend as much time as they desire to take in the beautiful and most minute and intricate of detail.
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