THE BOOK OF KELLS: OR THE BOOK OF COLUMBA (WITH TWENTY-FOUR ILLUSTRATED PLATES IN COLOURS) - Annotated Mythology and Life

This book is is one of the finest and most famous of a group of manuscripts Gospel book in Latin containing the Four Gospels of the New Testament. During the dark ages the arts of bookmaking, illustration and manuscript illumination were preserved in remote Irish abbeys. A number of unique, exquisite books remain from this period, masterpieces of world art. This includes the ninth century Book of Kells, a manuscript of the Gospel richly illustrated with Celtic motifs and deep symbolism. This book includes an extended introduction to the Book of Kells, along with its historic and linguistic background. We have included high resolution scans of the illustrations, which include many famous pages from this amazing manuscript.