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The Book of Kells (Latin: Codex Cenannensis; Irish: Leabhar Cheanannais; Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. [58], sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illustrated manuscript and Celtic Gospel book in Latin, [1] containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables.
The Secret of Kells is a 2009 animated fantasy drama film about the making of the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript from the 9th century.. The film is an Irish-French-Belgian co-production [citation needed], led by the animation studio Cartoon Saloon, which premiered on 8 February 2009 at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival.
Book of Durrow (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. 4. 5 (57)) Book of Kells (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A I. 6. (58)) Book of Mulling (Dublin, Trinity College Library MS A. I. 15 (60)) Book of Nunnaminster (London, British Library Harley MS 2965) Gospel Book (London, British Library Add MS 40618)
In the first millennium, these were most likely to be Gospel Books, such as the Lindisfarne Gospels and the Book of Kells. The Book of Kells is the most widely recognized illuminated manuscript in the Anglosphere, and is famous for its insular designs. [9] The Romanesque and Gothic periods saw the creation of many large illuminated complete bibles.
Very high res image of a page from the Book of Kells, a masterpiece of medieval manuscript illumination and one of the national treasures of Ireland. High encylopedic value, as this is the oldest surviving manuscript image of the Madonna and Child in Western art, in addition to the inherent significance of the manuscript itself.
The Abbey of Kells (Irish: Mainistir Cheanannais) or Kells Priory is a former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 59 kilometres (37 mi) north-west of Dublin.It was founded in the early 9th century, and the Book of Kells was kept there during the later medieval and early modern periods before finally leaving the abbey in the 1650s.