Medievalists.net » Book of Kells http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The examination of the Book of Kells using micro-Raman spectroscopy http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/19/the-examination-of-the-book-of-kells-using-micro-raman-spectroscopy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/19/the-examination-of-the-book-of-kells-using-micro-raman-spectroscopy/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2014 05:00:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46794 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/19/the-examination-of-the-book-of-kells-using-micro-raman-spectroscopy/feed/ 0 Stereoscopic comparison as the long-lost secret to microscopically detailed illumination like the Book of Kells http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/17/stereoscopic-comparison-as-the-long-lost-secret-to-microscopically-detailed-illumination-like-the-book-of-kells/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/17/stereoscopic-comparison-as-the-long-lost-secret-to-microscopically-detailed-illumination-like-the-book-of-kells/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2014 19:31:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46748 Taking a very close look at the Book of Kells

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/17/stereoscopic-comparison-as-the-long-lost-secret-to-microscopically-detailed-illumination-like-the-book-of-kells/feed/ 0 The Production and Planning Process of the Book of Kells http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/09/the-production-and-planning-process-of-the-book-of-kells/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/09/the-production-and-planning-process-of-the-book-of-kells/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:11:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37846 The Book of Kells is one of Ireland’s greatest treasures, although its origins— location and date—cannot be definitively determined.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/09/the-production-and-planning-process-of-the-book-of-kells/feed/ 0 New Book on ‘The Book of Kells’ launched http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/21/new-book-on-the-book-of-kells-launched/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/21/new-book-on-the-book-of-kells-launched/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:18:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37366 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/21/new-book-on-the-book-of-kells-launched/feed/ 0 Book of Kells has attracted ten million visitors to Trinity College Dublin Library http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/09/book-of-kells-has-attracted-ten-million-visitors-to-trinity-college-dublin-library/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/09/book-of-kells-has-attracted-ten-million-visitors-to-trinity-college-dublin-library/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:03:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=34629 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

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/09/book-of-kells-has-attracted-ten-million-visitors-to-trinity-college-dublin-library/feed/ 0 The iconography of the devil: St Vigean’s, Eassie and the Book of Kells http://www.medievalists.net/2008/10/17/the-iconography-of-the-devil-st-vigean%e2%80%99s-eassie-and-the-book-of-kells/ http://www.medievalists.net/2008/10/17/the-iconography-of-the-devil-st-vigean%e2%80%99s-eassie-and-the-book-of-kells/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:13:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=434 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.

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