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Painstakingly reproduced from a rare facsimile edition, this volume contains full-page decorations, portraits and illustrations, as well as a representative sampling of the textual leaves with their exquisite calligraphy and ornamentation. The 32 full-color illustrations include the first image of Virgin and Child in a Western manuscript and several early representations of Apocalyptic visionary symbols of the Evangelists.Cirker, Blanche is the author of 'Book of Kells Selected Plates in Full Color' with ISBN 9780486243450 and ISBN 0486243451.
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