A mysterious art treasure perfectly reproduced
Would evidence have been necessary, the Book of Kellsonce and for all prove our leading role, both in terms of contents and quality. No other publishing house has ever dared to reproduce this most important and influential of all western manuscripts in a complete version down to the minutest detail.
A mysterious art treasure of the 8th century
The Book of Kells is a milestone of our western history. Its facsimile edition constitutes the biggest event in contemporary book production. Around 800, Irish monks glorified the New Testament in this Gospel Book which contains a total of 680 large-size pages whose decoration is among the most imaginative and elaborate known in western book illumination. It boasts outstanding symbolical power and mystical radiation. All but two of its pages are decorated with ornament and painting.
This edition of the 1200-year-old manuscript has remained the most challenging achievement in terms of technical perfection and craftsmanship up to this day. The facsimile edition allows us to trace the roots of our common past.
»...So it is good news that a full facsimile edition has been made
of the Book of Kells, which is generally acknowledged to be the supreme
achievement of the art of the decorated book...«
»This work is truly awe-inspiring. … The first complete coloured facsimile edition of the Book of Kells introduces a new chapter in its history.«