The Book of Kells

Here's a book that I wish I had on my bookshelf: The Book of Kells, a splendid illuminated manuscript. This astonishingly well-preserved edition of the Four Gospels is Ireland's most precious medieval artifact, and one of the finest medieval manuscripts in existence. Created in the early 8th century, probably on the Scottish Isle of Iona, The Book of Kells has a long and eventful history that makes its survival quite miraculous.

Find out more about The Book of Kells in these resources:

• Introduction to the Book of Kells
• Book of Kells Image Gallery
• Book of Kells on CD ROM Product Review

The image is a segment of The Incipit to Matthew, one of the pages available in our image gallery. The graphic is in the public domain.

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