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MACKWORTH-PRAED, BEN (TEXT) - The Book of Kells

Title: The Book of Kells
Description: London: Studio Editions, Ltd, 1994. Hardcover. ISBN: 1858910048. A compact overview of the famed Irish manuscript thought to have been produced in the late 8th to early 9th century. Though its origins are murky, the Book of Kells is probably the finest surviving illuminated manuscript from the medieval period. With several color plates which give the reader an idea of the magnificence of the original book. --- In full maroon cloth-covered boards with representative image from the book pasted to cover, and surrounded by gilt frame. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- A bright, tightly-bound, unmarked copy lacking apparent damages.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; c. 40 pp. pages. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

Keywords: 1858910048 >>Religion and Spirituality >>Art / Architecture / Fashion

Price: US$ 10.50 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 87838