The Book of Kells / Bernard Meehan Bernard Meehan.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York Thames & Hudson 2012Description: 256 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 33 cmISBN:- 9780500238943 (hbk.)
- 0500238944 (hbk.)
- 091.09415 M 23
- ND3359.K4 M45 2012
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | School of Celtic Studies Main Library | Books | 091.09415 M (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available (Standard Loan) | 32485 |
"250 illustrations, 230 in color."
In slipcase.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 250) and index.
Introduction -- Historical background. Later history of the manuscript -- Binding and rebinding -- Later additions and annotations -- The elements of the book: Hebrew names -- Canon tables -- The Virgin and Child -- Breves Causae and Argumenta -- The Gospels -- Matthew's Gospel -- Mark's Gospel -- Luke's Gospel -- John's Gospel -- Decoration: Antecedents and influences -- Symbols and themes -- Imaging the Gospels -- Concealed illustrations -- Uncertainties -- Scribes and artists: The scribes' work -- The scribes -- The artists -- The speed of scribes and artists -- Physical features of the book. Vellum -- Tools used -- Pigments and inks -- Constructing the decoration -- Bindings and shrines -- Preludes and parallels -- Structure of the book with a guide to noteworthy pages: Counting the leaves -- Collation map.
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