The Book of Kells
Sullivan, Edward & Johan Adolf Bruun
Language: English
Published by London : Bracken Books, 1988
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Paperback, illustrations in colour and b/w, 4to.
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- Title
- The Book of Kells
- Author
- Sullivan, Edward & Johan Adolf Bruun
- Publisher
- London : Bracken Books
- Publication year
- 1988
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1851701966
- ISBN 13
- 9781851701964
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Review
An unprecedented backstage look at one of literature's rarest treasures --The Bookseller
The Book of Kells may be many centuries old but it has been given a new lease of life --Books Ireland
Something to celebrate ... Bernard Meehan has been pivotal in bringing to the fore this beautiful artefact that combines stunning visual art, spirituality and literature in a way that is surely unique --The Belfast Telegraph
Bernard Meehan, the author, doesn't allow explanations to swamp the text. Instead, the keeper of manuscripts at Trinity College Dublin's library brings a sense of excited fascination to his subject, and a scholarly desire to unravel its mysteries. --The Sunday Times
This lavishly illustrated book makes the imagery of Kells accessible and taps into a generation of new scholarship about text and images in the manuscript ... This new book is a pleasure to read and to hold ... Meehan's book is for me the book of the year, a deeply beautiful and essential guide to what the great Celtic text is all about. --The Irish Times
A magnificent new coffee table book guide to the 'Book of Kells' will give everyone the chance of having their own version of the famous masterpiece. --The Irish Independent
The realm of faith illustrated in the Book of Kells can be elusive to modern audiences; however, a new study by Bernard Meehan provides valuable insights into this peerless manuscript. --Irish Arts Review
In this magnificent new account of the Book of Kells, Dr Bernard Meehan... explores the creation, make-up and intriguing mysteries of the book for the modern reader. --Irish Catholic
This extraordinary and beautiful book will undoubtedly be a revelation even to those familiar with the celebrated Book of Kells. --Art Daily
A sumptuous...volume containing more than 80 pages from the manuscript reproduced full-size and in full, ravishing colour ... [Bernard Meehan's] new book is a triumph of scholarly investigation and interpretation. --The Financial Times
This handsome new volume... brims with fresh insights and interpretations and features the extraordinary imagery on a generous scale. --Trinity College Dublin
Beautiful, generous ... the author is compelling in his theories and opinions on the scribes who worked on the book's calligraphy --Books Ireland
Dazzling --Trinity Today
The value of the new edition of The Book of Kells is not merely in the quality of the illustrations but the lucidity of the explanatory texts by Bernard Meehan. -- V&A Magazine
We think we know the Book of Kells, but the plates in this bargain of a book still take your breath away; and its author knows that the unknowns are at least as interesting as the knowns. --The Times Literary Supplement
the book is brilliantly successful; and we can only be grateful to Bernard Meehan for making such a magnificent collection of reproductions available at such a (relatively) affordable price. --Temenos Academy
Whether you're one of the 500,000 people who pop into Trinity's Old Library for a glimpse each year; or just one of those who never quite got around to it, this book is for you. Within this beautifully presented package, Bernard Meehan, Chief Custodian and Keeper of Manuscripts at TCD, provides expert analysis on all aspects of The Book of Kells. You'll feel like donning the white gloves as he provides fresh insights into the world's most famous manuscript and interprets the various symbols (I often wondered about those lozenges), on pages (more than 80 of them) that are reproduced at full size. This iconic tome will grace any coffee table and the good news is that you'll get to see more than one page a day. 'To look closely at the decoration of the Book of Kells', says the author, 'is as thrilling for the curator and the scholar as it is for the general public.' He'll get no argument from me. --Michael Doherty, RTÉ Guide
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