Irish illuminated manuscripts of the early Christian period.
Contributors: Unesco.
Series: Fontana UNESCO art books,; U13
Publisher: Collins in association with UNESCO
Published: 1965
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Illumination of books and manuscripts, Irish.
Description: This small volume of early Irish Gospel-books features an informative introduction by authority James Johnson Sweeney in which he describes the development of the art of the Irish monks with particular emphasis on the Book of Durrow and the Books of Kells, and explains how the intensity, imagination and freedom of these early Christian masterpieces bring them close to the spirit of modern art.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [28]-[29]