Bernard Meehan
Author of The Book of Kells : An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin
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The bulletin of the board of celtic studies, volume XXVIII, part I, November 1978 (1978) — Contributor — 1 copy
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I have seen the Book of Kells personally, but nothing prepares you for the wealth of fascinating detail that Bernard Meehan reveals in his erudite discussion of the book. He goes into its history, structure, script, illustrations, symbolism, authorship, physical structure and a whole lot more. Meehan highlights fine aspects of the illustrations that the untrained eye would never see, they are so tiny. The artistry and calligraphy he describes are breath-taking and engender awe for what these scribes and artists were capable of more than 1200 years ago.… (more)