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Book of Kells Avec Lined Writing Journal
Regular price €9.95 Sale price €5.95 Save €4.00The Avec Journals measure 14.1cm x 9.2cm x 1.5cm and are the smallest of the three sizes available in this range.
The covers and end papers of the Book of Kells Avec journal feature beautifully reproduced artwork from the Book of Kells c.800 AD. Published by the Library Shop Trinity College and Picture Press.ie. Images © The Board of Trinity College Dublin. Code KAve-JL 5391435060208
The Avec journals have a document pocket in the back cover and are held closed with an elasticated band
Book of Kells Large Calendar 2025
Regular price €12.99 Sale price €10.99 Save €2.00This calendar has been produced utilising a fine art printing process which renders the images in a much higher resolution more akin to a photographic print. There is information about the Book of Kells on each page.
Now measuring 33 x 25.5 cm having been trimmed and rebound in the 19th century. It is written on vellum and the Gospel texts are prefaced with Canon Tables and characterisations of the Evangelists.
What makes the Book of Kells unique are the lavish illustrations intertwined with the text with the intention of glorifying God's creations. Their are many full pages containing decorations and symbols such as for the Cannon Tables.
The book was illustrated by what appears to have been four artists whose work has been likened to that of goldsmiths. A number of pigments were used including arsenic sulphate for yellow, red lead or an unidentified organic matter for red and blue was created from indigo or woad.
The Book of Kells was probably used for special ceremonial occasions rather than for daily services. This conclusion has been reached as the transcription of the text was sumptuous but also rather careless with some entire words having been omitted. In other sections texts have been repeated and subsequently painted over to hide the error.
Now bound into four volumes two of which are usually on view in the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin (one showing a decorated page and the other text), the Book of Kells attracts in excess of 800,000 visitors a year.
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