The Book Of Kells And The Art Of Illumination

Author : National Gallery of Australia
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : UCSD:31822028692291

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The Book of Kells and the Art of Illumination by National Gallery of Australia Pdf

The Book of Kells and the Art of Illumination brings together the Gospel of St. Mark from the 1200-year-old Irish masterpiece with a selection of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts which demonstrate the legacy of Kells throughout the centuries, both in terms of Gospel illustration and of the illuminated book. Not only does the Book of Kells testify to the vitality of Celtic art in the Early Middle Ages, but its fortunes also reflect the turbulent nature of the period in which it was created. This was an age in which the British Isles were ravaged by Viking raids, and monastic settlements, the cultural heart of the country, up-rooted. Yet, against these odds, the Book of Kells survived. In later times it suffered further disturbances, and in the middle of the 17th century, during Ireland's battles with Cromwell, it was transferred from the ruined parish of Kells to Trinity College, Dublin, where ever since it has had a secure and distinguished home.

Author : Ben Mackworth-Praed
Publisher : Random House
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781407024257

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The Book of Kells by Ben Mackworth-Praed Pdf

The Book of Kells is the richest and most copiously illustrated book of in the Celto-Saxon style that still survives. However, despite its rarity and fame, there is little that is known about it. Reproducing over sixty of the wonderful images from the book itself, this guide describes the hidden meanings behind the illustrations and opens our eyes to the history behind them. Picking out the most interesting, beautiful and unique images from the 339 vellum leaves that comprise the book as a whole, it gives an illuminating insight into the manuscript and its creation. This book will appeal to everyone from the hundreds of thousands of people visiting the Book of Kells at Trinity College Dublin every year, to those interested in history, art, ancient artefacts or the gospels and anyone with a passion for beautiful objects.

Author : Marty Noble
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486418650

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Color Your Own Book of Kells by Marty Noble Pdf

Twenty-eight full-page, ready-to-color illustrations from one of the most beautiful books of the early Middle Ages depict Celtic spirals and interlacings, celestial figures, saints, Celtic crosses, and other finely detailed elements.

Author : David G. Wilkins,Bernard Schultz,Katheryn M. Linduff
Publisher : Harry N Abrams Incorporated
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN : 0810919818

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Art Past, Art Present by David G. Wilkins,Bernard Schultz,Katheryn M. Linduff Pdf

A global, chronological approach to art history, which presents each world culture in its order of appearance, reintroducing it when it enters a new phase or merges with other traditions.

Author : Françoise Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Art, Irish
ISBN : UOM:39015009062269

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Irish Art in the Early Christian Period, to 800 A.D. by Françoise Henry Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Book of Kells
ISBN : OCLC:1082325872

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The Book of Kells by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas Kren,Elizabeth C. Teviotdale,Adam S. Cohen,Kurtis Barstow
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997-11-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892364466

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Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Illuminated Manuscripts by Thomas Kren,Elizabeth C. Teviotdale,Adam S. Cohen,Kurtis Barstow Pdf

The Getty Museum’s collection of illuminated manuscripts, featured in this book, comprises masterpieces of medieval and Renaissance art. Dating from the tenth to the sixteenth century, they were produced in France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, England, Spain, Poland, and the eastern Mediterranean. Among the highlights are four Ottonian manuscripts, Romanesque treasures from Germany, Italy, and France, an English Gothic Apocalypse, and late medieval manuscripts painted by such masters as Jean Fouquet, Girolamo da Cremona, Simon Marmion, and Joris Hoefnagel. Included are glistening liturgical books, intimate and touching devotional books for private use, books of the Bible, lively histories by Giovanni Boccaccio and Jean Froissart, and a breathtaking Model Book of Calligraphy.

Author : Johan Adolf Bruun
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Bible
ISBN : COLUMBIA:AR62854445

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An Enquiry Into the Art of the Illuminated Manuscripts of the Middle Ages by Johan Adolf Bruun Pdf

Author : Jesse Bryant Wilder
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781119868675

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Art History For Dummies by Jesse Bryant Wilder Pdf

Ready to discover the fascinating world of art history? Let’s (Van) Gogh! Fine art might seem intimidating at first. But with the right guide, anyone can learn to appreciate and understand the stimulating and beautiful work of history’s greatest painters, sculptors, and architects. In Art History For Dummies, we’ll take you on a journey through fine art from all eras, from Cave Art to the Colosseum, and from Michelangelo to Picasso and the modern masters. Along the way, you’ll learn about how history has influenced art, and vice versa. This updated edition includes: Brand new material on a wider array of renowned female artists Explorations of the Harlem Renaissance, American Impressionism, and the Precisionists Discussions of art in the 20th and 21st centuries, including Dadaism, Constructivism, Surrealism, and today’s eclectic art scene Is there an exhibition in your town you want to see? Prep before going with Art History For Dummies and show your friends what an Art Smartie you are. An unbeatable reference for anyone looking to build a foundational understanding of art in a historical context, Art History For Dummies is your personal companion that makes fine art even finer!

Author : R. A. MacAvoy
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497602854

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The Book of Kells by R. A. MacAvoy Pdf

A contemporary couple journeys back in time to ancient Ireland in this delightful fantasy by the author of Tea with the Black Dragon. John Thornburn is an artist, mild-mannered and nonviolent. To make ends meet, he teaches some courses in Celtic design. And although his background is half Micmac Indian, he lives in Ireland for two reasons: his far more confrontational and warrior-like girlfriend, Derval O’Keane, and his fascination with the beautiful illuminated manuscript known as the Book of Kells. But he’s about to take a journey to a far more distant place, one that he could not have imagined. Along with Derval, John will find himself in an ancient Celtic realm, where a Viking attack begs to be avenged and a fantastic—and sometimes terrifying—adventure awaits . . . From a master of magical fantasy, the author of the Damiano Trilogy and a winner of the John W. Campbell Award, this is a tale of warriors, love, danger, and Irish history that will cast a spell on anyone who dreams of discovering treasures in long-lost worlds.

Author : Barbara Crooker
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781532606366

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The Book of Kells by Barbara Crooker Pdf

Barbara Crooker's eighth book of poetry, The Book of Kells, focuses on the illuminated medieval manuscript with a series of meditations on its various aspects, from the ink and pigments used by the scribes and illustrators to the various plants, animals, and figures depicted on its pages, including the punctuation and use of decoration in the capital letters. It also contains poems on the flora and fauna of Ireland (swans, hares, magpies, fuchsia, gorse, crocosmia, etc.) that Crooker encountered during writing residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in County Monaghan. The third thread in this volume is a series of glosas, a fifteenth-century Spanish form that incorporates a quatrain from other poems; here, Irish writers (Yeats, Heaney, O'Driscoll) provide the embedded lines. In her work, Crooker considers the struggle to pin lines to the page, to tie experience to the written word, to wrestle between faith and doubt, to accept the aging body as it tries to be fully alive in the world. Crooker contrasts the age of faith, when the Book of Kells was created, to our modern age of doubt, and uses as her foundation the old stones of Irish myth and lore from pre-Christian times. She juxtaposes a time when the written word was laborious and sacred against our electronic world, where communication by pixel is easy and brief. Above all, she captures the awe that the word inspired in preliterate times: “The world was the Book of God. The alphabet shimmered and buzzed with beauty.”

Author : Ruth Megaw,J. V. S. Megaw
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Art, Celtic
ISBN : 0500275858

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Celtic Art by Ruth Megaw,J. V. S. Megaw Pdf

First published in the UK in 1990, this lavishly illustrated survey of Celtic arts and crafts from 700 BC to 700 AD includes a discussion of the origin and identity of the Celts, the antecedents of Celtic art, and the relationship of the Celts and their art to ancient Mediterranean civilisation. Also presents a detailed examination of Celtic art in Britain and Ireland, its survival under Roman occupation and its expression in the early Christian period. Includes a bibliography and an index. Vincent Megaw is head of Visual Arts at Flinders University. His other publications include T Art of the European Iron Age.' Ruth Megaw is a former head of American Studies at the Nene College, Northampton.

Author : Máire De Paor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Art, Ancient
ISBN : PSU:000010684030

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Early Irish Art by Máire De Paor Pdf

Celtic art - Golden age of Irish art - Romanesque - Gothic.

Author : Stanford Frederick Hudson Robinson
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 101578996X

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Celtic Illuminative Art in the Gospel Books of Durrow, Lindisfarne, and Kells by Stanford Frederick Hudson Robinson Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Jonathan James Graham Alexander
Publisher : London : H. Miller, [1975]-c1982
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
ISBN : UCSC:32106014733239

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Insular Manuscripts, 6th to the 9th Century by Jonathan James Graham Alexander Pdf