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The Book of Kells
Ben Mackworth-Praed
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Description for The Book of Kells
Hardback. Picking out the images from 339 vellum leaves, this title gives insight into the manuscript and its creation. It is suitable for those interested in history, ancient artifacts or the gospels and with a passion for beautiful objects. Num Pages: 64 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
The Book of Kells is the richest and most copiously illustrated book of in the Celto-Saxon style that still survives. However, despite its rarity and fame, there is little that is known about it. Reproducing over sixty of the wonderful images from the book itself, this guide describes the hidden meanings behind the illustrations and opens our eyes to the history behind them. Picking out the most interesting, beautiful and unique images from the 339 vellum leaves that comprise the book as a whole, it gives an illuminating insight into the manuscript and its creation. ... Read more
The Book of Kells is the richest and most copiously illustrated book of in the Celto-Saxon style that still survives. However, despite its rarity and fame, there is little that is known about it. Reproducing over sixty of the wonderful images from the book itself, this guide describes the hidden meanings behind the illustrations and opens our eyes to the history behind them. Picking out the most interesting, beautiful and unique images from the 339 vellum leaves that comprise the book as a whole, it gives an illuminating insight into the manuscript and its creation. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
161g
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091926342
SKU
V9780091926342
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Ref
99-1
About Ben Mackworth-Praed
The Book of Kells, less widely known as the Book of Columba, is an ornately illustrated manuscript, produced by Celtic monks around AD 800 in the style known as Insular art. It is one of the more lavishly illuminated manuscripts to survive from the Middle Ages and has been described as one of the greatest examples of Western calligraphy and ... Read more
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