Book of Kells: exploring the evidence that points to Pictish origins in north-east Scotland
#BookOfKells
Le célèbre manuscrit of Kells pourrait provenir de l'Écosse picte et non pas d'Irlande
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/26/new-research-may-rewrite-origins-of-the-book-of-kells-says-academic
#artMedieval #enluminure #bookofkells
#history #BookOfKells #Picts #Iona
#Scotland
The Picts were great artists, producing highly sophisticated Christian sculpture, but it has generally been accepted that not a single Pictish manuscript survives. If the Book of Kells was made in Pictland, this rewrites our understanding of early medieval Scotland.
‘Her research has led her to conclude that a monastery in Portmahomack, Easter Ross, north-east of Inverness, is “the most likely place for it to have been made”.’
Book of Kells: Ireland’s Medieval Treasure https://www.medievalists.net/2022/03/book-of-kells-irelands-medieval-treasure/ #BookofKells
Je me suis décidée : j'aime ce motif, je vais le continuer petit à petit ! Ce design est d'ailleurs inspiré d'un motif que j'ai trouvé en farfouillant un peu dans des images du livre de Kells.
I made up my mind, I like this pattern and I'll keep going little by little. This pattern, by the way, is inspired by a pattern I found in the book of Kells
#embroidery #Cloak #FiberArts #EmbroidersOfMastodon #wool #CelticKnots #BookOfKells #broderie #ArtsDeLaFibre #Laine #LivreDeKells
Interesting facts #199 ~ The Book of Kells…
The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints made from gold and silver... continue reading at Live Science... #interestingfacts #bookofkells #history
https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2024/11/19/interesting-facts-199-the-book-of-kells/
Un ajout récent à ma collection partagée autour des entrelacs : le Liber Ludorum, un jeu de cartes illustrées à la main par Ian Cumpstey inspiré par l'enluminure insulaire et ses manuscrits du début du Moyen-Âge. Superbe travail !
https://www.entrelacs.art/createurs-contemporains/skadipress-jeu-cartes-enluminure-insulaire/
You can now view the Book of Kells online:
https://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/concern/works/hm50tr726?locale=en
#BookOfKells #mastodaoine
probably wise to introduce myself. I’m Tim, and I draw.. a lot
But, here’s the copy and pasted me..
My drawings are influenced by Celtic illuminated manuscripts, medieval depictions of the Last Judgment, geometry, human ornamentation, and the self-help quality of punk and hardcore music
#illuminatedmanuscript #punkrock #hardcore #lastjuddgement #geometry #tattoos #bookofkells #timmaxwell #tunnelvision
📖 “The #Medieval Masterpiece, the #BookofKells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online.”
Today is #BookOfKells and portrait galleries #Dublin #Ireland #Europe
Detail from the #BookofKells circa 800 ad.
Made by #Catholic monks at #Iona, the birthplace of #Gaelic #Christianity.
Check it out at https://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/concern/works/hm50tr726?locale=en
Explore the Book of Kells Like Never Before https://www.medievalists.net/2024/06/explore-the-book-of-kells-like-never-before/ #BookofKells #medievalmanuscripts
The #Dublin campus closed to the public, costing the college an estimated €350,000 (£300,000) in forfeited revenue because visitors could not view the #BookOfKells, a medieval manuscript and #TouristMagnet.
In contrast to confrontations in the #US where police forcibly evicted demonstrators at several universities, there was no attempt to remove the protest. #Israel #Gaza
#TrinityCollegeDublin agrees to divest from Israeli firms after student protest | #Ireland
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/08/trinity-college-dublin-agrees-to-divest-from-israeli-firms-after-student-protest
Here is the joint statement from PWO, TCDSU, and TCS BDS in response to Trinity administration's attempts to suppress peaceful protest on campus. https://t.co/xn7YViaqDi #TCD #BookOfKells #RipOffTCD #mastodaoine
So TCD has decided to fine the Students Union and four particular protestors. Hopefully all these fines go to the Student Hardship Fund that the Provost is so desperate to preserve! https://trinitynews.ie/2024/05/college-hits-students-union-with-e214k-fine-for-disruptive-protests/ #RipOffTCD #TCD #BookOfKells
Anyway here are my memes about the current goings on at my place of pseudo-employment. #RipOffTCD #BookOfKells
@thomasbibby Is it called #BookOfKells?
‘The Chief Relic of the Western World’: Columcille & the Book of Kells
28 March, free online (booking essential)
Created two centuries after St Columba’s death, The Book of Kells is one of the great treasures of Western religious art. Dr Rosemary Power’s talk will give an introduction to the artistry & theology that shaped it.
#Scottish #Irish #literature #CelticStudies #BookofKells #medieval #earlymedieval #art #theology #religion
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