What it tells us about the past: The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints made from gold and silver. It was made at ...

The manuscript known as the Book of Kells was first referred to as such by the great biblical ... What we don't know is whether these animals were reared and processed close to the scriptorium where ...

Trinity College Dublin has announced The Book of Kells Experience, a new immersive exhibition that will digitally transport visitors into the illuminated pages of the 9th-century manuscript and the ...

Rachel Moss works for Trinity College Dublin. In the past she has received funding from the Irish Research Council and Bank of America Merrill Lynch for research work relevant to this article. The ...

The Book of Kells was likely to have been created 1,200 years ago in Pictish eastern Scotland, rather than on the island of Iona, according to research that challenges long-held assumptions about one ...

Lovers of ancient books will know the limitations of seeing them in a museum setting, behind glass and left open on just one page. A new immersive exhibition invites visitors to step into the pages of ...

The Red Pavilion, the newest part of the Book of Kells Experience in Dublin. Photo Credit: Nadine Godwin Since January, Dublin's Trinity College has expanded the typical Book of Kells visit to include ...

A new and definitive account of one of the most famous and mysterious manuscripts in the world The Book of Kells is a mystery It is distinct from all copies of the gospels from the early Middle Ages ...

Writing in the early 20th century, the celebrated author James Joyce noted that the Book of Kells – an illuminated manuscript depicting the four gospels of the New Testament in Latin – was “the most ...

Trinity College Dublin, home to its world-famous Long Room and the Book of Kells, is offering a new, immersive experience taking visitors on a deep dive into the 9th century manuscript and other ...