Book of Kells images

Book of Kells images

This page contains pointers to images from the Book of Kells and to information about the book.

I don't hold any copyright on any of these images; don't ask me if you can use them.

If your browser won't display some of the images, try to download them and view them with a GIF or
JPEG viewer. In Netscape you can do this by clicking and holding on the link until the popup menu
appears; then select Save this Link As... and save in Source format.

The images in the following set were obtained from gopher://monera.ncl.ac.uk/11/Miscellaneous/.Kells/

(which appears no longer to be available). The "about" file accompanied them there; read it for (a little)
more information.

● about
● kell1bmp.gif (GIF, 337 KB)
● kell2bmp.gif (GIF, 360 KB)
● kell3bmp.gif (GIF, 377 KB)
● kell4bmp.gif (GIF, 365 KB)
● kells1.gif (GIF, 194 KB)
● kells2.gif (GIF, 206 KB)
● kells3.gif (GIF, 211 KB)

An image of the four evangelists, courtesy of Brian Keller.

● Small (JPEG, 479x608 pixels, 81KB)

● Large (JPEG, 958x1215 pixels, 291KB)

Other Kells Links

● Book of Kells Web site (the Book of Kells on CD-ROM)
● Trinity College Dublin page

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● Jerry Lincecum's Fort Worth Star-Telegram article

● University of British Columbia Fine Arts Library Book of Kells page
● Iona (the band): home page (their second album is based on the Book of Kells)

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Last updated: 2003-01-09

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Book of Kells (images)

A few scanned images, from the Book of Kells, from off the network
- though the sources seem to have dropped off.

Kells1.gif - Kells4.gif
bmp images downloaded from ftp at jupiter.csd.unb.ca - images from the
promotional literature for the reproduction of the Book of Kells.
bmp files converted to gif

Kells5.gif - Kells7.gif
gif images from off the network (converted a bit to make them viewable
by all my gif viewers).

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The Book of Kells

ORDER your very own copy of Find all the HELP you need to EXPLORE the finest details of
the Book of Kells CD-ROM, or use the CD-ROM as well as one of the most famous
GIVE A GIFT of this ancient information on its many illuminated manuscripts in the
treasure. FEATURES. world.

THE MANUSCRIPT • THE CD-ROM • HOW TO ORDER • GIVE A GIFT • NEWS

Produced with the permission of the Board of Trinity College, Dublin.

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Book of Kells - Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College Library Dublin

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The Book of Kells

The Book of Kells

was written around the year 800 AD and is one of the
most beautifully illuminated manuscripts in the world.
It contains the four gospels, preceded by prefaces,
summaries, and canon tables or concordances of
gospel passages. It is written on vellum and contains
Trinity College Library a Latin text of the Gospels in insular majuscule script
College Street
Dublin 2 accompanied by magnificent and intricate whole
pages of decoration with smaller painted decorations
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appearing throughout the text. The manuscript was
given to Trinity College in the 17th century and since
1953 has been bound in four volumes. It has been on
display in the Old Library since the 19th century. Two
volumes can normally be seen, one opened to
display a major decorated page, and one to show
two pages of script.

A CD-ROM version of all 340 folios from the Book of

Kells is available for purchase.

Library exhibitions feature various themes. The

current exhibition The Book of Kells: Turning
Darkness into Light runs from 22nd February
1999 until the end of the year 2001.

Opening Hours

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Monday - Saturday 09.30 - 17.00

Sunday (Oct. - May) 12.00 - 16.30
Sunday (June - Sept.) 09.30 - 16.30

Sunday opening hours apply on Bank Holidays, with the exception of

those falling between May - August, when weekday opening hours apply.

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January 2002

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