After fighting in the Cromwellian period, the church at Kells lay in ruins ... Gerald of Wales "This book contains the harmony of the Four Evangelists according to Jerome, where for almost ...

Experts think the Book of Kells was created on Iona in this manner in about A.D. 800 by monks devoted to the sixth-century Irish missionary St Columba, who is credited with spreading Christianity ...

These, he said, were then combined with the St John’s Gospel manuscript to create the Book of Kells as it survives to this day. open image in gallery Evangelist John portrayed in the Book of ...

Extraordinary and unrivalled though it is, the Book of Kells is only ... Dimma and Mulling are immediately pre-Kells. Mulling features portraits of the four evangelists, plus illuminated initial ...

The Book of Kells is still on display and there will be a new exhibit about this important manuscript. U.S. News Insider Tip: This must-see attraction is worth the (typically) long wait.

Using the scrollwork designs and microscopic detailing of the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript of the Four Gospels likely dating to the early 8th century, “The Secret of Kells,” which ...

After fighting in the Cromwellian period, the church at Kells lay in ruins ... of a man – Gerald of Wales "This book contains the harmony of the Four Evangelists according to Jerome, where ...

What it tells us about the past: The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints made from gold and silver.