The Book of Kells by Bernard Meehan

The Book of Kells by Bernard Meehan

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Reproduces the most important of the fully decorated pages of the Book of Kells, with a series of enlargements showing minute details. This book also looks at the artists, the text and the writing, and has an account of the historical background of the book.

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The Book of Kells by Bernard Meehan

Reproduces the most important of the fully decorated pages of the Book of Kells, with a series of enlargements showing minute details. This book also looks at the artists, the text and the writing, and has an account of the historical background of the book.
Bernard Meehan was (until his retirement at the end of 2016) Head of Research Collections and Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College Dublin, where the Book of Kells is on permanent exhibition. Meehan has published extensively on the Book of Kells, most recently The Book of Kells, published by Thames & Hudson in 2012: ‘a triumph of scholarly investigation and interpretation’, according to the Financial Times.
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ISBN 13 9780500277904
ISBN 10 0500277907
Title The Book of Kells
Author Bernard Meehan
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published 1995-01-30
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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