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The Book of Durrow : official guide / Rachel Moss.
Fine Arts Library ND3359.D87 M67 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moss, Rachel, 1932-2010.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Book of Durrow--Illustrations.
- Book of Durrow.
- Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Library.
- Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland).
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Celtic--Ireland.
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Celtic.
- Manuscripts, Medieval--Ireland.
- Manuscripts, Medieval.
- Ireland.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 96 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Thames & Hudson, 2018.
- Summary:
- The Book of Durrow' is among the earliest-surviving decorated manuscripts in north-western Europe. A masterpiece of Celtic art, it is believed to be the oldest fully decorated Insular Gospel that survives, pre-dating the Book of Kells by more than a century. Created in a monastery associated with the Irish saint Colum Cille (St Columba), its text and artwork reflect the formative years of a distinctive 'golden age' of artistic production in Ireland and Britain. This richly decorated introductory guide explores the manuscript's distinctive artwork, providing a fascinating view of the eclectic sources drawn upon by the scribe/illuminator to adorn this sacred text.
- Contents:
- Durrow and the origins of the book
- The text
- The illustrated pages
- Making the manuscript
- Uses and abuses of the manuscript.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 95) and index.
- Exhibition: British Library, London, UK (19.10.2018-19.02.2019).
- ISBN:
- 0500294607
- 9780500294604
- OCLC:
- 1034875726
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