Happy St. Patrick’s Day
and
Happy Doots Day!
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
and
Happy Doots Day!
#AllCatsAreBeautiful #Dootsday #DootsToots #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse #CatsOfPixelfed #Cats #Cat #LynxPointSiamese #StPatricksDay #BookOfKells
The Book of Kells: Was it made in Easter Ross?
25 March, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye & online: free
The Book of Kells is often called the world’s most famous manuscript, but its origins are shrouded in mystery. Dr Victoria Whitworth challenges the consensus that the Book was made in the island of Iona, making a case instead for the Pictish monastery of Portmahomack.
https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/seiminear-rannsachaidh-dr-victoria-whitworth/?lang=en
#Scottish #Irish #literature #earlymedieval #arthistory #bookhistory #BookofKells #CelticStudies
Book of Kells: exploring the evidence that points to Pictish origins in north-east Scotland
#history #BookOfKells #Picts #Iona
#Scotland
The Picts were great artists, producing highly sophisticated Christian sculpture, but it has generally been accepted that not a single Pictish manuscript survives. If the Book of Kells was made in Pictland, this rewrites our understanding of early medieval Scotland.
‘Her research has led her to conclude that a monastery in Portmahomack, Easter Ross, north-east of Inverness, is “the most likely place for it to have been made”.’
Interesting facts #199 ~ The Book of Kells…
The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints made from gold and silver... continue reading at Live Science... #interestingfacts #bookofkells #history
https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2024/11/19/interesting-facts-199-the-book-of-kells/
Un ajout récent à ma collection partagée autour des entrelacs : le Liber Ludorum, un jeu de cartes illustrées à la main par Ian Cumpstey inspiré par l'enluminure insulaire et ses manuscrits du début du Moyen-Âge. Superbe travail !
https://www.entrelacs.art/createurs-contemporains/skadipress-jeu-cartes-enluminure-insulaire/