Book of Kells
E214291
The Book of Kells is an illuminated medieval Gospel manuscript famed for its intricate Celtic artwork and regarded as one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Kells canonical | 6 |
| Book of Kells exhibition | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gospel book
ⓘ
illuminated manuscript ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Book of Columba
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Gospel of Columba
|
| approximateDate |
early 9th century
ⓘ
late 8th century ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Hiberno-Saxon
ⓘ
Insular art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kells Priory
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbey of Kells
Iona Abbey ⓘ
surface form:
Monastery of Iona
Saint Columba ⓘ |
| city | Dublin ⓘ |
| containsTextOf |
Gospels
ⓘ
surface form:
Four Gospels of the New Testament
Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| creationPeriod | c. 800 AD ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Trinity College Dublin Library
ⓘ
surface form:
Trinity College Library, Dublin
|
| decorationTechnique | illumination with pigments ⓘ |
| dimensions | approximately 330 x 250 mm per folio ⓘ |
| hasFamousPage |
Carpet pages
ⓘ
Chi-Rho monogram ⓘ
surface form:
Chi Rho page
Portraits of the Evangelists ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| material | vellum ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex iconography
ⓘ
full-page miniatures ⓘ highly decorated initials ⓘ interlace ornamentation ⓘ intricate Celtic artwork ⓘ zoomorphic motifs ⓘ |
| numberOfFolioLeaves | 340 ⓘ |
| originRegion | British Isles ⓘ |
| probablePlaceOfOrigin | Iona ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| repository | Trinity College Dublin ⓘ |
| script |
Irish minuscule
ⓘ
surface form:
Insular majuscule
|
| title | Book of Kells self-link ⓘ |
| UNESCORecognition |
Memory of the World national registers
ⓘ
surface form:
Memory of the World Register (UK and Ireland nomination)
|
| usesPigments |
lapis lazuli
ⓘ
orpiment ⓘ red lead ⓘ verdigris ⓘ |
| writingMaterial | calfskin parchment ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book of Kells
subject surface form:
Old Library, Trinity College Dublin
this entity surface form:
Book of Kells exhibition
subject surface form:
Old Library, Trinity College Dublin
subject surface form:
Old Library, Trinity College Dublin