REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: STUDY VERSION 11.75 X 8.75 IN. HISTORY: THE KELLS MANUSCRIPT IS ONE OF THE MOST RENOWNED ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES. TENTATIVELY DATED TO THE YEAR 800 AD, THE BOOK RESIDED AT THE EPONYMOUS ABBEY OF KELLS FOR MANY CENTURIES BEFORE IT WAS MOVED, IN 1654. THE TEXT OF THE BOOK IS LARGELY TAKEN FROM THE VULGATE, A FOURTH CENTURY LATIN TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE, THOUGH IT INCLUDES SEVERAL PASSAGES DERIVED FROM THE EARLIER VETUS LATINA. IT CONTAINS THE FOUR GOSPELS. THE BOOK WAS LARGELY SACRAMENTAL. IT WOULD HAVE LIKELY BEEN DISPLAYED DURING MASS, RATHER THAN USED FOR CLOSE EXAMINATION. INSULAR ART COMBINED BOTH CELTIC AND ANGLO-SAXON VISUAL ELEMENTS TO CREATE A NEW HYBRID STYLE. WHERE ITS CONTEMPORARY, THE BYZANTINE STYLE, SOUGHT TO PORTRAY REALISTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORMS, THE INSULAR STYLE SAW A FLATTENING OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL FORMS. THERE WAS ALSO A NEW FOCUS ON INTRICATE PATTERNING, HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY ELITE METALWORK OF THE AREA. THESE FORMAL ELEMENTS CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN IN THE DENSE ORNAMENTATION ON A MAJORITY OF THE FOLIOS IN THE THE KELL’S MANUSCRIPT. OUR REPRODUCTION IS OF THE THE KELL’S MANUSCRIPT IN ITS ENTIRETY. 678 FULL COLOR PAGES OF THIS MAGNIFICENT MASTERPIECE. REPRODUCTION DETAILS: THE HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH TWO PIECES OF REAL WOOD ON THE INSIDE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NEW YORK STATE. THE GLUE WE USE TO ATTACH THE LEATHER TO THE WOOD IS MADE AT OUR FACILITY, AND IS A PERIOD CORRECT WHEAT GLUE. ALONG THE SPINE, WE USE A MODERN PERFECT BINDING, WITH MODERN GLUE, TO MAKE THE BINDING LAST LONGER. WE ALSO ADD THREE LAYERS OF MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE PERFECT BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT. NOTE: ALL OF OUR FACSIMILES ARE MADE TO ORDER. L’item « The Book of Kells Facsimile, 678 full color pages, leather reproduction » est en vente depuis le vendredi 1 mai 2020. Il est dans la catégorie « Livres, BD, revues\Livres anciens, de collection ». Le vendeur est « biblio87″ et est localisé à/en Dumfries. Cet article peut être livré partout dans le monde.
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