The Book of Kells [electronic resource] : A Masterwork Revealed: Creators, Collaboration, and Campaigns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacGabhann, Donncha, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Book of Kells.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Celtic--Ireland.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Celtic.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Ireland.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2022.

Summary:

Sublime calligraphy, marvellous art, and amazing initials, have charmed and captivated the audience of the Book of Kells for over twelve hundred years. This remarkable illuminated Gospel book attracts the attention of scholars as well as those more generally interested in the fabulous artefacts of the past. Everybody knows it was made by an extensive team of scribes and artists. Donncha MacGabhann knew that too. However, he was certain that a thorough examinat.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Script

The Script in the Book of Kells

Concluding Remarks

Illumination

The Master-Artist

The Eight-Circle Cross Carpet Page, f. 33r

The Chi-Rho page - f. 34r

The Liber, Initium, and In Principio pages (ff. 29r, 130r, and 292r)

The Scribe-Artist as Illuminator

Additions by the Scribe-Artist to the illumination on ff. 29r, 130r, and 292r

The Quoniam page, f. 188r

Shared Features of Kells' four Incipit pages

The End of the Matthew list of Hebrew Names - f. 1r

The damage and 'restoration' of f. 34r and related damage to f. 33r

The 'Portrait' of Christ, f. 32v

The Temptation of Jesus on the Temple, f. 202v

Figurative Art

The Programme of Illumination

Canon Tables

Part I The illuminated pages of Kells' Canon Tables

The first opening, ff. 1v-2r

The fourth opening, ff. 4v-5r

The Grid-Framework Pages, the Canon Tables, and the Script

The fifth opening, ff. 5v-6r

Alignment and Grouping of Numerals

The script of the canon numerals, ff. 1v-6r

Part II Two Hypotheses

Hypothesis A - a rationale for the arrangement of the numerals as they appear in the Book of Kells

Hypothesis B - a rationale for the arrangement of the numerals as they may have been planned in the original campaign

INITIALS and Display-Lettering

Part I Initials

Et-ligature - Initials and script

a, a, and A Initials

A brief summary of Kells' Initials

Connections between Initials and Script

Hairstyles and Heads on Zoo- and Anthropomorphic Initials

Part II Display-lettering

Angular display-lettering

Curvilinear (outlined) display-lettering

COLOUR

Distribution of colour in Kells' text pages

Overpainting

Paint which is more freely applied

Traces of offset paint

ASPECTS of the Second Campaign and its Later Phase

Red dotted outlines

Red Triple-Dots and other features

Doubling of markers and other motifs

Triple-dots added inside initials, and elsewhere

Miscellaneous additional features

Red-over-yellow

Excavating Kells' Text Pages

6. Humour in the Book of Kells

5. Mise-en-Page and Related Features

4. Accents and Abbreviation Marks

3. Superscripts, Subscripts, and Turn-in-Path

2. Script-Related Decoration

1. Textual Issues

Epilogue

Appendices

Appendix 1A

Appendix 1B

The earliest phase of the Scribe-Artist's work in the first campaign

Further work from the Scribe-Artist's first campaign

The Scribe-Artist's work in the episodes leading up to and including the Passion (first campaign)

f. 34v and f. 188v

The Scribe-Artist's work in the second campaign

Appendix 1C

The First Campaign

The Second Campaign

Appendix 1D

Appendix 2A

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Appendix 2B

Other Format:

Print version: MacGabhann, Donncha The Book of Kells

ISBN:

9464261242

9789464261240

OCLC:

1346359755

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.