Bernard Meehan
Teoksen The Book of Kells : An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin tekijä
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The Book of Kells : An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin (1994) 1,019 kappaletta
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The bulletin of the board of celtic studies, volume XXVIII, part I, November 1978 (1978) — Avustaja — 1 kappale
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Yleistieto
- Kanoninen nimi
- Meehan, Bernard
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- Ireland
- Ammatit
- curator
- Organisaatiot
- Trinity College Library, Dublin
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This was a difficult book to read at first. Then I got the hang of the abbreviations and citations and it became clearer. I am in awe of the Kells. The artistry, the colors, the intricacy, the mystery of the kells is enticing. You can look at them for hours and see something new every moment. The are the "work, not of men, but of angels."
A quick but academic read about the illuminated manuscripts copied by monks in ancient Ireland. Luckily it is heavily illustrated to avoid my head spinning from the frequent use of language specific to the trade of manuscript studies
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I have seen the Book of Kells personally, but nothing prepares you for the wealth of fascinating detail that Bernard Meehan reveals in his erudite discussion of the book. He goes into its history, structure, script, illustrations, symbolism, authorship, physical structure and a whole lot more. Meehan highlights fine aspects of the illustrations that the untrained eye would never see, they are so tiny. The artistry and calligraphy he describes are breath-taking and engender awe for what these scribes and artists were capable of more than 1200 years ago.… (lisätietoja)