What it tells us about the past: The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints made from gold and silver. It was made at ...

The Book of Kells is now on display in a new state-of-the-art case at Trinity College in Dublin. The ninth-century manuscript, one of Ireland's greatest and most famous cultural treasures, can now be ...

Trinity College Dublin, home to its world-famous Long Room and the Book of Kells, is offering a new, immersive experience taking visitors on a deep dive into the 9th century manuscript and other ...

Rachel Moss works for Trinity College Dublin. In the past she has received funding from the Irish Research Council and Bank of America Merrill Lynch for research work relevant to this article. The ...

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I’m hoping that this year my wife, Kathy, and I will get to stand in front of the Book of Kells. Unless you’re a history or art buff or have followed the reproduction of the Bible through the ages, ...

This time of year, we are inundated with images of leprechauns, rainbows, pots of gold and shamrocks. And the color green is everywhere. These visual Irish cliches are meant to evoke the spirit of ...

Ireland's Book of Kells, which drew 1 million visitors in 2018 alone, has been removed from display through early March for conservation and preservation. The illuminated ninth-century manuscript, ...

These opening letters for one of the psalms are a classic illustration of medieval illumination, relying on vibrant colors, geometric patterns, and illustrated scenes (image courtesy the British ...

Preface / Rachel Moss, Felicity O'Mahony and Jane Maxwell -- Bernard Meehan : a personal recollection / Peter Fox -- Hagiography or history? : early medieval approaches to establishing origin and ...

Trinity College Dublin has announced The Book of Kells Experience, a new immersive exhibition that will digitally transport visitors into the illuminated pages of the 9th-century manuscript and the ...