Winchester History Journal | Issue 2 | Common Time 2021

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In this digital age, it is a privilege to be able to study the pages of the Book of Kells online, but every year many people travel to Dublin to admire the original work. Perhaps only an encounter with the manuscript itself can allow us to appreciate fully the true scale of this masterpiece, and how the intricacy of this Insular art functioned as a gateway to the divine.

Further Reading Work | Book of Kells | ID: hm50tr726 | Digital Collections (tcd.ie) Exploring the Book of Kells - Online Course FutureLearn (a free account is available) https://uk.accessit.online/wnc01/?serviceId=Exter nalEvent&brSn=18432&brKey=1983406315 https://uk.accessit.online/wnc01/?serviceId=Exter nalEvent&brSn=2192&brKey=1824099448 The Book of Kells (thamesandhudson.com)

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