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Exploring the Book of Kells / George Otto Simms ; drawings, David Rooney ; Book of Kells details, Eoin O'Brien.

Title
Exploring the Book of Kells / George Otto Simms ; drawings, David Rooney ; Book of Kells details, Eoin O'Brien.
Author
Simms, George Otto, 1910-1991.
Publication
Dublin : O'Brien Press, 2015

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors
Rooney, David.
Description
79 pages : some color illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells, one of the world's most famous illuminated manuscripts, with a newly-expanded colour plate section. Here George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript. He introduces the monks who made the book and guides the reader through the intricate detail of this ancient and exotic book.
Subject
  • Book of Kells > Illustrations
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts, Celtic
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9781847177964
  • 1847177964
LCCN
^^2014482519