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Book of Kells
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c.800. The four Gospels in Latin with 2,000+ decorated initials.Historical contextThis work belongs to the history of Illumination (Tezhip), a tradition traced on Matchless Pieces from its origins to the present.
| Artist / Maker | Scribes of Iona & Kells |
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About the Artist
c.800, Ireland & ScotlandThe anonymous monks of the Book of Kells brought Insular illumination to its peak: the Chi-Rho page, interlace, spirals and zoomorphic ornament of almost microscopic density. Full biography →
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