What it tells us about the past: The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints made from gold and silver. It was ...

Mention Irish illuminated manuscripts and the chances are the Book of Kells will pop into your mind. Not only is it a masterpiece of the illuminator's art, it's a global symbol of Irishness, and ...

The Book of Kells is widely recognized by many experts as one of the most stunning medieval manuscripts ever produced. Its lavishly embellished pages stand as a remarkable testament to medieval ...

By Jennifer Brancato. In 2015, the University of Dayton added to its collections a breathtaking facsimile of the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript that the United Nations Educational, ...

A single book, liable to fire, flood, dust, and decay. A single book, which would more than likely spend the duration of its existence shut up in the walls of a monastery or a palace, only to be seen ...

“The Book of Kells,” “The Lindisfarne Gospels” and “The Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry” are not just illuminated manuscripts from the European Middle Ages, they are among the most ...

Most scholars agree that the stunningly beautiful illuminated manuscript known as the Book of Kells originated in the waning years of the eighth century in a monastery founded by the Irish ...

The Librarian of Trinity College Dublin, in association with X Communications, is preparing to launch The Book of Kells iPad App. The new app will feature 680 surviving pages from the ancient ...

The Book of Kells, named for its residence for a time at the abbey of Kells, Ireland, “is commonly regarded as the greatest illuminated manuscript of any era owing to the beauty of the artwork ...

June 9 is the feast day of St. Columba of Iona, who along with Patrick and Brigid, is one of Ireland's three patron saints. Columba is also known as the ...