The Book of Kells DVD-ROM contains high resolution images of all 340 folios or 680 pages of the Book of Kells manuscript. A unique zoom feature allows you to examine all pages in detail. A wealth of information is presented:

  • the origins of the manuscript's history
  • the scribes who created it
  • the materials they used
  • the design systems of the day
  • the many themes of the Book of Kells
  • details of animals, angels, monks and illuminated capital letters

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The Book of Kells contains many magnificent pages. The Book of Kells DVD-ROM allows you to view all these pages in incredible detail with many special features, allowing you to –

SEARCH for Fish, People, Angels, Peacocks, Otters, Goats.

LISTEN to the story of the monks striving to protect their masterpiece from Viking invaders.

SEE the journey of the manuscript through the ages and the many treasures it inspired.

ZOOM in on the details of all pages and explore the artists' intricate work.

The Book of Kells DVD-ROM also contains information on the history and production of the manuscript:

DISCOVER the tools that the scribes and illustrators used to create their illuminated manuscripts.

FIND OUT how all these colours were produced and what animals and plants created the pigments.

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