The Book of Kells

The Book of Kells dates from the period around 800 AD and consists of 340 folios (640 pages) of richly illuminated gospels. Considered to be one of the best examples of hand-wrought publishing in existence, it is a miracle that it has survived its various plunderings and transferals of ownership. (For a period of months it lay hidden, buried in a bog!) Today, it lays cherished in Trinity College Library, a fitting place for this antique treasure.

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