{"product_id":"the-book-of-kells-paperback-by-meehan-bernard-1","title":"The Book of Kells Paperback by Meehan, Bernard","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eThames and Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2020-05-05)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e96\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780500238943\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e391.23\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e24.64 x 18.92 x 0.89\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new book by the Keeper\nof Manuscripts at Trinity\nCollege Library that represents\nthe glories of the\nBook of Kells for today’s\nreaders, revealing the\nastounding detail and\nrichness of one of the\ngreatest treasures of\nmedieval Europe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most remarkable manuscripts to survive from the early Middle Ages in\nEurope, the Book of Kells was probably painted around 800 in a monastery at Iona in\nScotland or Kells in Ireland, or perhaps in both places. Extraordinarily inventive and\nintricate imagery accompanies the texts of the four Gospels: full-page depictions of\nEvangelists and their symbols, lavish honorific openings to the Gospels, extraordinary\ninitials, and decoration that combines complex interlace, animals, and human figures.\nThis newly photographed book explores the Book of Kells through its historical\nbackground; a display of the elements of the book at their actual size; the spectacular\nopenings of the texts that precede the Gospels; a study of earlier and comparable\nmanuscripts; detailed examination of symbols and themes, with special enlarged\ndetails; a look at the scribes and artists who worked on the manuscript; and a\nconsideration of technical aspects, illuminated by recent scientific research.\nThe rich illustrations feature more than fifty full-size reproductions of complete\npages of the manuscript plus enlarged details that allow one to relish the intricacy\nof elements barely visible to the naked eye. Supplementary images place the\nmanuscript in its setting and provide comparisons for its iconography and style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Meehan\u003c\/b\u003e was head of research collections and keeper of manuscripts at Trinity College, Dublin, where the Book of Kells is on permanent exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553809944737,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780500238943","price":24.65,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780500480243.jpg?v=1781744148","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-book-of-kells-paperback-by-meehan-bernard-1","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}