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The Book of Kells (Trinity College Dublin MS 58) contains the four Gospels in Latin based on the Vulgate text which St Jerome completed in 384AD, intermixed with readings from the earlier Old Latin translation.
Located in the heart of Dublin City, a walk through the cobbled stones of Trinity College Dublin will bring visitors back to the 18th century, when the magnificent Old Library building was constructed. Inside is housed the Book of Kells - a 9th-century gospel manuscript famous throughout the world.
The Book of Kells will remain in place and on display for visitors in the Old Library, alongside an exciting new exhibition in New Square: the Book of Kells Experience. Restoration and construction works are scheduled to start at the end of 2025.
Located in the heart of the city centre, the Book of Kells exhibition displays the 9th century tome, possibly the world’s most famous medieval manuscript. Visitors also gain access to the Long Room, one of the world’s most beautiful libraries and home to 200,000 of Ireland’s most ancient texts.
The Book of Kells is the centrepiece of an exhibition which attracts over 500,000 visitors to Trinity College Dublin each year. Written around the year 800 AD, the Book of Kells contains a richly decorated copy of the four gospels in a latin text based on the Vulgate edition (completed by St Jerome in 384 AD).
The Book of Kells c. 800 The Book of Kells, the ninth-century gospel book treasured in the Library of Trinity College Dublin, does not always readily yield up its secrets. This summary of the gospel announcing the birth of Christ is an exuberant combination of colour, sinuous letterforms, human figures, peacocks and snakes.
This series of lectures from manuscript experts – Irish and international – will offer the public an opportunity to encounter eight other extraordinary books from Trinity's collections, from the ninth-century Book of Armagh to a key manuscript of one of the great medieval English poets, William Langland.
The story of the manuscript's history, making and symbolism will culminate in a new gallery showcasing the Book of Kells. The redesign of the exhibition will guide visitors on an immersive journey that places the manuscript in the context of Europe, Ireland, and Trinity College.
A new, free, online course developed by Trinity College Dublin will allow learners worldwide to explore the history of Ireland through the remarkable Book of Kells — one of the world’s most famous medieval manuscripts.
Explore the official Book of Kells gift range with Trinity College Dublin.