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D'Olier would trace illustrations such as the passion of Christ from the Book of the De Burgos. [3] In 1884 she lectured on the subject in Alexandra College, showing magic lantern-slides of her work. [4] Some of her illustrations were included in a lecture on the Book of Kells given by Professor J.D. Westwood in Oxford, which was published in 1887.
The Book of Kells (Latin: Codex Cenannensis; Irish: Leabhar Cheanannais; Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. [58], sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illustrated manuscript and Celtic Gospel book in Latin, [1] containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables.
Very high res image of a page from the Book of Kells, a masterpiece of medieval manuscript illumination and one of the national treasures of Ireland. High encylopedic value, as this is the oldest surviving manuscript image of the Madonna and Child in Western art, in addition to the inherent significance of the manuscript itself.
The Secret of Kells is a 2009 animated fantasy drama film about the making of the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript from the 9th century. The film is an Irish-French-Belgian co-production [ citation needed ] , led by the animation studio Cartoon Saloon , which premiered on 8 February 2009 at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival .
The chalice ranks with the Book of Kells as one of the finest known works of Insular art, indeed of Celtic art in general, and is thought to have been made in the 8th century AD. Elaborate brooches, essentially the same as those worn by important laypeople , appear to have been worn by monastic clergy to fasten vestments of the period.
Cartoon Saloon is an Irish animation film, short film and television studio based in Kilkenny which provides film TV and short film services. The studio is best known for its animated feature films The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner and Wolfwalkers.
Book of Kells Usually dated to around 800, although sometimes up to a century earlier, the place of origin is disputed between Iona and Kells, or other locations. [50] It is also often thought to have been begun in Iona and then continued in Ireland, after disruption from Viking raids; the book survives nearly intact but the decoration is not ...
Almost all of the folios of the Book of Kells contain small illuminations like this decorated initial. Celtic knots ( Irish : snaidhm Cheilteach , Welsh : cwlwm Celtaidd , Cornish : kolm Keltek , Scottish Gaelic : snaidhm Ceilteach ) are a variety of knots and stylized graphical representations of knots used for decoration, used extensively in ...