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The Book of Kells [with] The Book of Kells M58 Trinity College Library Dublin; Commentary. Fine Art Facsimile.
Publisher: Faksimile Verlag Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland;
Date of Publication: 1990
Stock Code: 6623
Number 756 in a Limited Edition of 1480 Facsimile copies with Arabic numbering. Large quarto; 340 leaves reproduced by Heinz Bigler Atelier “using a specially developed photographic technique and vacuum system for faithful rendering from the original”. Full cream kid by Burkhardt Bookbinders with 4 raised bands, fully stitched onto double cords. Housed in leather-bound presentation box also by Burkhardt and designed by Ernst Ammering of Ried im Innkreis, embellished with silver-plated mountings and gilt embossing; Authentication certificate loosely inserted. Commentary with English text, edited by Peter Fox; quarto pp 383; 111 photographic figures in text. Quarter cream kid with black titles to spine; oatmeal cloth-covered boards; housed in plain black cloth-covered slipcase. Unobtrusive stamp to Limitation leaf to rear and to title page of Commentary: Kindly donated in 2015 to St Mary’s R C Church Loughborough by Graham and Mary Embleton. Fine in Fine slipcase together with Fine Commentary volume, also in Fine slipcase. A superb copy. Faithful rendition of the original manuscript MS58 preserved in the Library of Trinity College Dublin. The original Celtic gospel with its rich and complex decoration and a wealth of symbolism is widely recognised as one of the jewels of medieval book production and this incredibly advanced facsimile copy is as close a modern reader may be to handling the real document. Sold