4 the book of kells

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The Book of Kells

Roger Stalley


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Majuscule


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Evangelist symbols

Angel of St Matthew folio 27v


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Unfinished folio

Book of Kells


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Vellum: purchased by a monk


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But if you take the trouble to look

more closely, and penetrate with

your eyes to the secrets of the

artistry, you will notice suchintricacies, so delicate and so

subtle, so close together and well

knitted, so involved and bound

together, and so fresh still in their

colourings that you will not

hesitate to declare that all these

things must have been the work,

not of men, but of angels.

Gerald of Wales c. 1185


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At Kells in 1006/7

The great Gospel of Columcille, the

chief relic of the western world was

wickedly stolen during the night from

the western sacristy (erdam) of the

great stone church at Kells on

account of its wrought shrine.

(Annals of Ulster)

N.B.

Columcille founded Iona in 563 AD

Monastery at Kells founded c. 807 AD


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Deadline? Nobody told meanything about a f deadline

Martyn Turner


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c.563 Iona founded by

St Columba


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Basic structure: four Gospels

Matthew LIBER

Mark INITIUM

Luke QUONIAM

John IN PRINCIPIO


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Book of Durrow

QUONIAM


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Cathach (Royal Irish Academy) c 600 AD


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Matthew LIBER

Mark INITIUM

Luke QUONIAM

John IN PRINCIPIO

Preceded by folio showing the four symbols

Matthew angel

Mark lion

Luke calf John eagle


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Evangelist symbols

Book of Kells folio 27v


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Matthew LIBER

Mark INITIUM

Luke QUONIAM

John IN PRINCIPIO

Preceded by folio showing the four symbols

Matthew angel

Mark lion

Luke calf

John eagle

Also portraits of the evangelists

Matthew

John


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St John

Book of Kells fol 291v


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Basic structure: Matthew Gospel

Folio 27v symbols of the four evangelists

Folio 28r blank

Folio 28 v portrait of Matthew

Folio 29r Opening initial LIBER


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Iona


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Book of Kells, Chi Rho initial (fol 34r)


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Celtic curvilinear ornament

(ultimate La Tne)

Book of Durrow


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Celtic curvilinear ornament

(ultimate La Tne)

Book of Durrow


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Birds, cats and dogs after the

Book of Kells


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Luke 21. 11-17

PONITE .

Settle it therefore in your

hearts


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Luke 21. 11-17

PONITE .

Settle it therefore in your

hearts


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Discovered 20th July 2006

Copy of the psalter,

found in a bog at Faddan More

(Tipperary)


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nemo servus potest duobus


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nemo servus potest duobus

dominis servire.

Luke 16.13-15

Fol. 253r

No servant can serve two


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No servant can serve two

masters; for either he will hate

the one and love the other; or

else he will hold to the one and

despise the other. Ye cannot

serve God and Mammon.

Luke 16.13-15


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TUNC ABEUNTES PHARISSAEI CONSILIUM

FECERUNT UT CAPERENT EUM IN SERMONE

Then the Pharisees, going out, took council as to how they

might ensnare him in his words Matthew 22.15


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QUONIAM

QUONIAM

Opening of St Lukes Gospel

Pangur Ban 9th century


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I and Pangur Ban, my cat,

'Tis a like task we are at;

Hunting mice is his delight,

Hunting words I sit all night

So in peace our tasks we ply,

Pangur Ban, my cat and I;

In our arts we find our bliss,

I have mine, and he has his.

Practice every day has madePangur perfect in his trade ;

I get wisdom day and night,

Turning Darkness into light.'


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Scribe B

scribe A185v scribe C

Scribe D


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Scribe B

scribe A185v scribe C

Scribe D

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