Book of Kells: Ireland’s Medieval Treasure
It is considered by many to be the most beautiful book created in the Middle Ages, perhaps the most beautiful book ever made.
Free online course on the Book of Kells returns
Following a hugely successful debut, Trinity College Dublin is again running its free online course on the Book of Kells – one of the world’s most famous medieval manuscripts.
Free Online Course on the Book of Kells starts next month
A new, free, online course developed by Trinity College Dublin will allow learners worldwide to explore the history of Ireland through the remarkable Book of Kells — one of the world’s most famous medieval manuscripts.
The Apotropaic Function of Celtic Knotwork in the Book of Kells
Early Irish ornament very rarely occurs without interlace, in either of its two different varieties, which are the plait and the knot. Such ornamental knotwork and interlace patterns as they appear in the full-page portraits and illustrations of the Book of Kells will be the concrete object of study of the following pages, their possible apotropaic function, their particular focus.
10 Beautiful Images from the Book of Kells
The Book of Kells is thought to be the work of a number of unknown genius-artists living in the monastery of Iona around the year 800.
The examination of the Book of Kells using micro-Raman spectroscopy
Until recently, studies of its dyes and pigments have relied exclusively on techniques such as visual and optical microscopic and spectroscopic examination, and comparison of the appearance of the pigment with specimens prepared using ancient or medieval recipes.
Stereoscopic comparison as the long-lost secret to microscopically detailed illumination like the Book of Kells
Taking a very close look at the Book of Kells
The Production and Planning Process of the Book of Kells
The Book of Kells is one of Ireland’s greatest treasures, although its origins— location and date—cannot be definitively determined.
New Book on ‘The Book of Kells’ launched
This new publication, presented in a cloth-bound slipcase, features 84 full-size reproductions of complete pages of the manuscript, while enlarged details allow one to relish the intricacy of elements barely visible to the naked eye.
Book of Kells has attracted ten million visitors to Trinity College Dublin Library
The Old Library and Book of Kells is one of Ireland’s major tourist venues and attracts over 520,000 visitors each year to see the exhibition on the Book of Kells and other medieval manuscripts
The iconography of the devil: St Vigean’s, Eassie and the Book of Kells
Examines the depiction of the devil in artwork found in the Book of Kells, as well as on early medieval stone crosses found in Scotland.