Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin

Title: Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin Author: Meehan, Bernard ISBN: 9780500277904 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Published: 1995 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. J 1644066 Publisher Description: The Book of Kells is the most spectacular of a group of manuscripts created in Ireland and northern Britain between the seventh and tenth centuries, a period when Irish monasticism was in the vanguard of Christian culture. Its earliest history remains controversial but it was in the keeping of the monastery of Kells, Co. Meath, for most of the Middle Ages - hence its name - and has been in the library of Trinity College Dublin, since the mid-seventeenth century. It