Book of Kells (traditionally linked to Iona)

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The Book of Kells is an illuminated medieval Gospel manuscript famed for its intricate Insular art and regarded as one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gospel book ⓘ
illuminated manuscript ⓘ
medieval manuscript ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Book of Columba ⓘ
approximateDate c. 800 AD ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
artStyle Hiberno-Saxon ⓘ
associatedWithMonastery Iona Abbey ⓘ
Kells Priory ⓘ
associatedWithSaint Saint Columba ⓘ
city Dublin ⓘ
containsTextOf Four Gospels ⓘ
linked to: Gospels

Gospel of John ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ
Gospel of Mark ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
culture Insular art ⓘ
currentLocation Trinity College Dublin ⓘ
dateOfCreation late 8th century to early 9th century ⓘ
genre Christian religious text ⓘ
hasDecorationType carpet pages ⓘ
chi-rho page ⓘ
housedIn Old Library, Trinity College Dublin ⓘ
influenced Celtic Revival art ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
material vellum ⓘ
notableFor complex interlace patterns ⓘ
full-page miniatures ⓘ
intricate illumination ⓘ
ornamental initials ⓘ
use of vivid colors ⓘ
zoomorphic decoration ⓘ
numberOfFolioLeaves 340 ⓘ
ownership Trinity College Dublin Library ⓘ
regionOfProduction British Isles ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
scriptorium monastic scriptorium ⓘ
scriptType insular majuscule ⓘ
significance one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures ⓘ
subject New Testament ⓘ
title Book of Kells ⓘ
traditionallyLinkedTo Iona ⓘ
typeOfWork illuminated Gospel book ⓘ
UNESCOListingYear 2011 ⓘ
UNESCORecognition Memory of the World Register ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Iona Abbey → associatedWith → Book of Kells (traditionally linked to Iona) ⓘ
Iona → associatedWith → Book of Kells (traditionally linked) ⓘ
linked to: Book of Kells (traditionally linked to Iona)