Monks created an illuminated Bible of astonishing beauty sometime between the 6th and 8th centuries. It’s one of the most cherished masterpieces in Ireland, writes Martha Kearney. One summer a few ...
What it tells us about the past: The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints made from gold and silver. It was made at ...
WRITING in the early 20th century, the celebrated author James Joyce noted that the Book of Kells — an illuminated manuscript depicting the four gospels of the New Testament in Latin — was “the most ...
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