Book of Durrow
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The Book of Durrow is an early medieval illuminated Gospel manuscript, renowned as one of the oldest surviving examples of Insular art from the British Isles.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gospel book
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Insular manuscript ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Codex Durmachensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle | Insular art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Durrow, County Offaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Durrow Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsText |
Four Gospels
NERFINISHED
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Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCurrentLocation | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | monastic community ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the oldest surviving examples of Insular art ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Trinity College Library, Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 7th century ⓘ |
| earliestPossibleDate | circa 650 ⓘ |
| genre | Gospel book ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
carpet pages
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decorated initials ⓘ evangelist symbol pages ⓘ geometric ornament ⓘ interlace patterns ⓘ zoomorphic ornament ⓘ |
| inCollection | Trinity College Dublin manuscript collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Celtic art
NERFINISHED
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Germanic animal style ⓘ Late Antique manuscript traditions ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| latestPossibleDate | circa 700 ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Christian liturgy ⓘ |
| material |
parchment
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vellum ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
earliest surviving fully decorated Insular Gospel book
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full-page representations of evangelist symbols ⓘ |
| numberOfFolios | 248 ⓘ |
| period | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfArtHistoricalContext | Hiberno-Saxon world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scriptoriumType | monastic scriptorium ⓘ |
| scriptType | Insular script ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Trinity College Dublin MS 57 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | New Testament Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Book of Durrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Old Library, Trinity College Dublin