The Book of Kells : an illustrated introduction to the manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin / Bernard Meehan.
By: Meehan, Bernard.
Material type: BookPublisher: New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, 1994Description: 95 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0500277907.Subject(s): Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) | Book of Kells -- Illustrations | Illumination of books and manuscripts, CelticDDC classification: 745.670941822Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 745.670941822 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00015279 | ||
General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 745.670941822 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00005998 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Book of Kells is a masterpiece of medieval art--a brilliantly decorated version of the four Gospels with full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well as a wealth of smaller decorative painting. The strange imagination displayed in the pages, the impeccable technique and the very fine state of preservation make The Book of Kells an object of endless fascination.
This edition reproduces the most important of the fully decorated pages plus a series of enlargements showing the almost unbelievable minuteness of the detail; spiral and interlaced patterns, human and animal ornament--a combination of high seriousness and humor. The text is by Bernard Meehan, the Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College, Dublin.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-95).
The book and its background -- Decorative influences and parallels -- The scheme of decoration -- The purpose of the decoration -- Decorative themes: the book and the cross -- Scribes and artists -- How long did it take to produce? -- Vellum -- Writing materials and pigments -- Conclusion: 'The secrets of the artistry'.