【Foreign Book】 THE BOOK OF KELLS The Book of Kells - Original Edition Bernard Meehan Official guide Vinyl layer peeling on the right edge of the cover. Corner wear. Some pages in the text have creasing at the top. Slight yellowing. 【Contents】 Spiral patterns, knotwork patterns, motifs of humans and animals. A combination of utmost solemnity and humor. A guide to deciphering the mystery of the decorations of the Book of Kells, a masterpiece of Celtic art. The Book of Kells, a manuscript of the Gospels left by the Celts who settled in Ireland after being driven out of Rome, is considered the pinnacle of Celtic art due to its decorations filled with incredible imagination and meticulous expression. This book reproduces its entire appearance in color, and is an explanatory book on the Book of Kells, explaining the meaning of illustrations, decorative cuts, and the background of the manuscript. 【contents】 ■The Book and its background ■Decorative influences and parallels ■The scheme of decoration ■The purpose of the decoration ■Decorative themes: the book and the cross ・Angels ・The evangelists and their symbols ・Eucharistic symbolism ・Christ and his symbols: fish, snake and lion ・The peacock and the dove ・Illustrative features in the minor decoration Human figures and activities ・Minor animal decoration ■Scribes and artists ■How long did it take to produce? ■Vellum ■Writing materials and pigments ■Conclusion: 'The secrets of the artistry' ■APPENDIX I: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ■APPENDIX II: LOSSES, ADDITIONS AND MARGINALLA ■NOTES #List of items for sale by Tsutsui