The book of kells

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Na Alemanha um estudante de arte uniu sua paixão pelo universo criado por Tolkien e o seu TCC para produzir um livro inteiro feito a mão.

Here are five fascinating facts about the Book of Kells, a stunning 9th-century manuscript housed at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland.

Like the first monks and today’s travelers, I first glimpse the holy Isle of Iona in the Scottish Hebrides from the sea. This birthplace of Celtic Christianity has attracted the faithful for nearly 1500 years and I wonder how Iona has drawn so many pilgrims and tourists to such a remote spot. Its enormous appeal

“In Aberdeen to discuss the script of the Book of Kells (DublinTrinityA1 (58), c800).”

Bernard Meehan delves into the rich ornamentation and explores dense symbolism of the Book of Kells in a selection of pages from the manuscript

The four Evangelists are often represented in Christian art as winged creatures: Matthew as a winged man, Mark as a lion, Luke as a bull and John as an eagle. This is after the vision of the prophet Ezekiel in the Old Testament.

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