Book of Durrow

by Bernard Meehan

The Book of Durrow is an early medieval Gospel book decorated with carpet pages and framed symbols of the Evangelists. Housed in the Library of Trinity College Dublin, it is regarded as second only to the Book of Kells. The opening words of the four Gospels are given great prominence, and popular interest has focused on the high artistic quality of these pages and their relatioship to the art of the Book of Kells. Written by monks in Early Christian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1860590055
• ISBN13: 9781860590054
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Town House
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.