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Lil and Spotteh's Class Thread 8D NO POSTING, BUT YOU MAY LOOK
By: Lil Date: July 10, 2013, 5:07 pm
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Okay Spotteh!
I'm going to start with something simple.
But first, here are some research websites that may or may not
help you:
HTML http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Ireland
HTML http://www.discoverireland.com/us/about-ireland/culture/
HTML http://homepage.eircom.net/~castlecuffens/irish_words/irish_words.htm
Ready?
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Re: Lil and Spotteh's Class Thread 8D NO POSTING, BUT YOU MAY LO
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By: Spotteh Date: July 10, 2013, 5:43 pm
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Go!
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By: Lil Date: July 10, 2013, 5:45 pm
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This lesson is about the Book of Kells.I will tell you a little
bit about it before I ask you the questions.
The Book of Kells (Irish: Leabhar Cheanannais) (Dublin, Trinity
College Library, MS A. I. (58), sometimes known as the Book of
Columba) is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin,
containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with
various prefatory texts and tables. It was created by Celtic
monks ca. 800 or slightly earlier. The text of the Gospels is
largely drawn from the Vulgate, although it also includes
several passages drawn from the earlier versions of the Bible
known as the Vetus Latina. It is a masterwork of Western
calligraphy and represents the pinnacle of Insular illumination.
It is also widely regarded as Ireland's finest national
treasure.
The illustrations and ornamentation of the Book of Kells surpass
that of other Insular Gospel books in extravagance and
complexity. The decoration combines traditional Christian
iconography with the ornate swirling motifs typical of Insular
art. Figures of humans, animals and mythical beasts, together
with Celtic knots and interlacing patterns in vibrant colours,
enliven the manuscript's pages. Many of these minor decorative
elements are imbued with Christian symbolism and so further
emphasise the themes of the major illustrations.
The manuscript today comprises 340 folios and, since 1953, has
been bound in four volumes. The leaves are on high-quality calf
vellum, and the unprecedentedly elaborate ornamentation that
covers them includes ten full-page illustrations and text pages
that are vibrant with decorated initials and interlinear
miniatures and mark the furthest extension of the anti-classical
and energetic qualities of Insular art. The Insular majuscule
script of the text itself appears to be the work of at least
three different scribes. The lettering is in iron gall ink, and
the colours used were derived from a wide range of substances,
many of which were imports from distant lands.
The manuscript takes its name from the Abbey of Kells that was
its home for centuries. Today, it is on permanent display at the
Trinity College Library, Dublin. The library usually displays
two of the current four volumes at a time, one showing a major
illustration and the other showing typical text pages, and the
entire manuscript can be viewed on the library's Digital
Collections portal.
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By: Spotteh Date: July 10, 2013, 6:02 pm
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I know about this one! We looked at it to see the knot work and
my teacher told us some about it, just not that much. The
particular page we looked at had a dragon on it I believe,
something rather important in just about all cultures but Celtic
were pretty big on them, and was edged in gold leaf. That stuff
always amazes me because they could do such intricate detail
(celtic knot work is not easy lemme tell you) and had to copy
everything from the lack of printing press. Sorry. Babbling.
Continue. (ouo*)
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Re: Lil and Spotteh's Class Thread 8D NO POSTING, BUT YOU MAY LO
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By: Lil Date: July 10, 2013, 6:45 pm
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Wow! Great! You have some experience!
Here are some pictures of the Book of Kells:
HTML http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/KellsFol032vChristEnthroned.jpg/220px-KellsFol032vChristEnthroned.jpg
HTML http://www.codex99.com/typography/images/manuscript/kells_text_2_lg.jpg
Is this the dragon?
[img]
HTML http://www.google.com/search?q=Book+Of+Kells&hl=en&qscrl=1&rlz=1T4GGHP_enUS470US471&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=3fHdUbfnPLOu4APEmYHoBA&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=878#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=jsa-mLHFja8NNM%3A%3BTg4Bn4Ym__M3RM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fart85natebanegas.files.wordpress.com%252F2011%252F10%252Fbook-of-kells13.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fart85natebanegas.wordpress.com%252F2011%252F10%252F13%252Fart85-paper1-book-of-kells-art-or-design%252F%3B348%3B517[/img]
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Re: Lil and Spotteh's Class Thread 8D NO POSTING, BUT YOU MAY LO
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By: Spotteh Date: July 10, 2013, 7:00 pm
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Dunno. Can't see it.
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By: Lil Date: July 10, 2013, 7:03 pm
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Oh well, I'll dig up the picture later.
Now, I'm going to ask you some questions to review my awesome
information of the 'Kells.
1. What is the Book of Kells sometimes known as?
2. What do the illustrations surpass?
3. What are the leaves high-quality in?
4. Where is the Book kept now?
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By: Spotteh Date: July 10, 2013, 7:10 pm
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1. Book of Columbia
2. Other Insular Gospel books
3. Calf skin stuff
4. Dublin
Also, you might be interested in this
HTML http://anybraginski.deviantart.com/art/Celtic-Cat-Box-365504719<br
/>piece of work I did a while ago when I was on a big Celtic kic
k.
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Re: Lil and Spotteh's Class Thread 8D NO POSTING, BUT YOU MAY LO
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By: Lil Date: July 10, 2013, 7:12 pm
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Correct!
And oh my Lord, that box is beautiful <3
So! Are you ready for an assignment?
It's an easy one.
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Re: Lil and Spotteh's Class Thread 8D NO POSTING, BUT YOU MAY LO
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By: Spotteh Date: July 10, 2013, 7:14 pm
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Thank you. It took me forever to do and it's still not done. I
want to put red felt in the inside but I keep gluing the
superglue lid to the bottle. >u>"
Yup.
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