The Book of Kells - Its Function and Audience

By examining the manuscript of The Book of Kells (8th or 9th century AD) in its political, social, historical, and religious contexts, Farr provides a fresh perspective on this most famous of insular illuminated texts.

About the author

Carol Ann Farr is a member of the Department of Art and Art History, University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Summary

By examining the manuscript of The Book of Kells (8th or 9th century AD) in its political, social, historical, and religious contexts, Farr provides a fresh perspective on this most famous of insular illuminated texts.

Product details

• Authors: Carol Ann Farr, Paul Robert Magocsi
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780802081575
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-8157-5
• No. of pages: 252
• Dimensions: 176 mm x 245 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 574 g
• Series: British Library Studies in Med
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies