The Book of Kells - Facsimile Editions and Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts

The Book of Kells is thought to be the work of a number of unknown genius-artists living in the monastery of Iona around the year 800. It is first mentioned in an account of a theft in the church of Kells in 1007, which describes the book as “The great gospel book of Columcille, the holiest relic of the western world“. The Book of Kells was neither intended for daily use nor for study purposes but rather considered as a sacred work to represent the Word of God on the altar on high holidays of the Christian year. ➜ Facsimile edition of the Book of Kells published by Faksimile Verlag in 1990. ➜ Visit our WEBSITE: ➜ TWITTER: ➜ FACEBOOK: ➜ INSTAGRAM: ➜ LINKEDIN: ➜ GOOGLE : https://plus.g