The Book of Kells : unlocking the enigma / Victoria Whitworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitworth, V. M., 1966- author.

Series:

Landmark library (Head of Zeus (Publisher)) ; 17.

[The landmark library ; 17]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Book of Kells.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Celtic.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.

Enluminure celtique.

Enluminure médiévale.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History

Physical Description:

336 pages : color illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Head of Zeus, 2025.

Summary:

The Book of Kells is a mystery. It is distinct from all other copies of the gospels from the early Middle Ages, not only in the quality and amount of its decoration but also in the peculiarities of the ordering of its contents, the oddness of its apparatus, the appearance of the script, the interplay of text and ornament and the erratic forms of its Latin. Scholars cannot agree on the number of scribes and artists involved; or establish the purpose of the Book; or decide whether its oddities are the result of incompetence, even carelessness, and how those oddities relate to the minutely careful and deeply meaningful art.In this beautifully illustrated, ground-breaking book, Victoria Whitworth examines the famous text and sheds new light on its conception and purpose. -- Publisher's Description.

Contents:

The Book of Kells in context

What is an early medieval gospel-book?

Master-artist and scribe-artist : two case studies

What do we see when we look at a single page of the Book of Kells? f.259r

The Virgin and Child

The four gospels

Matthew

Mark and Luke

Animals among the words

John

The afterlives of the Book of Kells : additions, losses, and transformations.

Notes:

"An Apollo book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781788541800

1788541804

OCLC:

1152034645