Book of Kells: A Selection of Pages Reproduced with Description and Notes
by Simms, George Otto
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0851052983
- ISBN 13
- 9780851052984
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
Item Price
$19.00$14.25
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About This Item
Dolmen Press, 1986. Booklet (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked booklet. Well illustrated in color and black-and-white. 32p. An introduction to one of Ireland's treasures, which has been in the library of Trinity College, Dublin, for 300 years and is recognized as one of the greatest illuminated manuscripts ever produced. Written in the Monastery of Kells in the early 9th century, it consists of the four Gospels in Latin. Reproductions of some major pages and some of the fine illuminated initial letters are included.
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- Bookseller
- Diatrope Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16123
- Title
- Book of Kells: A Selection of Pages Reproduced with Description and Notes
- Author
- Simms, George Otto
- Format/Binding
- Booklet (Saddle Stitched)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0851052983
- ISBN 13
- 9780851052984
- Publisher
- Dolmen Press
- Place of Publication
- Gerrards Cross, England
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Illuminated Manuscripts, Books, Gospels, Art History, Middle Ages, Book of Kells, Scribes, 9th Century Books, Gospels, Irish Art, Trinity College Library, History
- X weight
- 2 oz
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