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Book of kells was probably produced early in the 9th century by the monks of iona, working wholly or partially at iona itself or at kells, county meath, where they moved after 806 ad, the book of kells trinity college library dublin turning darkness into light when iona was attacked by vikings in a raid which left sixtyeight monks dead. Book of kells celtic knot illustrations and clipart 75kb 728x523. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The book of kells a masterpiece of irish art youtube. Notes tucows, inc has graciously donated a copy of this software to the internet archives tucows software archive for long term preservation and access. Celtic knot by gdj pottery royaltyfree images 181kb 2400x2209. It is an illuminated manuscript written in latin and richly illustrated. Most historians date its creation to the late 8th century or so.
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