Book of Armagh
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The Book of Armagh is a 9th-century Irish illuminated manuscript containing some of the earliest surviving texts relating to St Patrick and important portions of the New Testament.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gospel book
ⓘ
Irish manuscript ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ medieval codex ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Canon of Patrick
NERFINISHED
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Liber Ardmachanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Church of Armagh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode | TCD MS 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsText |
Acts of the Apostles
NERFINISHED
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Collectanea by Tírechán NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ Memorandum on the churches of Saint Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Pauline epistles NERFINISHED ⓘ Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ Vita sancti Patricii by Muirchú moccu Machtheni NERFINISHED ⓘ early texts relating to Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Insular art
ⓘ
early medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Trinity College Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 9th century ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiographical collection
ⓘ
religious manuscript ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
decorated canon tables
ⓘ
illuminated initials ⓘ ornamental lettering ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ |
| materialCulturePeriod | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | ecclesiastical centre of Armagh ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Armagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousUse |
ecclesiastical prestige object
ⓘ
liturgical reading ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptorium | Armagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | Irish half-uncial and minuscule ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest surviving manuscript containing texts on Saint Patrick
ⓘ
important witness to early Irish Christianity ⓘ major example of Insular manuscript art ⓘ |
| subject |
Irish church history
ⓘ
New Testament text tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ life of Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| writingMaterial | vellum ⓘ |
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