An enthralling guide to Ireland's greatest cultural treasure, this beautifully illustrated second edition reproduces the most important of the fully decorated pages. von Meehan, Bernard

Das Buch "Book of Kells: Das Meisterwerk keltischer Buchmalerei" von Bernard Meehan bietet eine umfassende Einführung in eines der berühmtesten und kunstvollsten Manuskripte des Mittelalters, das Book of Kells. Der Autor beschreibt die...

The Book of Kells is a masterpiece of medieval art—a brilliantly decorated version of the four Gospels with full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well as a wealth of smaller decorative painting. The strange...