The Book of Kells by Bernard Meehan - 9780500238943

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The Book of Kells\nby Bernard Meehan\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Bernard Meehan\nTitle: The Book of Kells\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: History of art\nPublisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd\nPublication year: 2012\nISBN-13: 9780500238943\nISBN-10: 0500238944\nRRP: \u00A365.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nOne of the most remarkable manuscripts to survive from the early Middle Ages inEurope, the Book of Kells was probably painted around 800 in a monastery at Iona inScotland or Kells in Ireland, or perhaps in both places. Extraordinarily inventive andintricate imagery accompanies the texts of the four Gospels: full-page depictions ofEvangelists and their symbols, lavish hono.