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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Compound Celtic letters. From The Book of Kells



I´ve been enjoying The Book of Kells, by Edward Sullivan, 1920, that is scanned on line at Sacred-Texts.com. I´m sharing with my readers the link to look at the wonderful Celtic motifs included in the book and I brought the compound Celtic letters to show to my daughter, who is a future graphic designer.




During the dark ages the arts of bookmaking, illustration and manuscript illumination were preserved in remote Irish abbeys. A number of unique, exquisite books remain from this period, masterpieces of world art. This includes the ninth century Book of Kells, a manuscript of the Gospel richly illustrated with Celtic motifs and deep symbolism. This book includes an extended introduction to the Book of Kells, along with its historic and linguistic background.
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4 comments:

  1. Sergio AstorgaDecember 14, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    Gracias Myriam, me ha encantado y sugerido imágenes futuras.
    Ilustrados abrazos.
    Sergio Astorga

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  2. Myriam B. MahiquesDecember 14, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    Gracias Sergio, realmente son lindísimas, me imagino los originales. Un beso,

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  3. judithDecember 25, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    Se ve muy interesante, sobre todo porque siento una gran fascinacion por la antigua lengua escrita

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  4. Myriam B. MahiquesDecember 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Hola Judith, estas copias escaneadas no son de buena calidad, pero imagino que los originales son fascinantes. Besos,

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