The Complete Annotated Facsimile includes:

Comprehensive annotation of scripture verse and folio references on every page
Index of the breathtaking Celtic illumination and artistic calligraphy
Highlights of historical notes and errata in the original book
High quality color reproduction of the original manuscript
An introduction and discussion of this fascinating medieval treasure

The Book of Kells is widely acknowledged as the greatest of the illuminated manuscripts in the Celtic style. The Latin text includes the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Medieval scribes and artists painstakingly created this book in the late 8th or early 9th century in Ireland. As the most cited early example of the Celtic style of art, the Book of Kells is a priceless treasure not only of Ireland, but of Western Civilization.

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