The Book of Kells
Subtitle: ...fine art facsimile volume.
Publisher: Faksimile Verlag Luzern]
Published: 1990
Place of publication: [Lucerne
Language: lat; eng
Number of pages: 681
Subjects: Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Facsimiles.
Genres: Facsimiles.
Notes: Full-color facsimile of the 8th cent. Latin manuscript (Ms. 58 in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin).
The facsimile ends with p. [680]. Title from p. [681].
"A unique, limited edition of 1480 copies worldwide, numbered in arabic numerals. 80 copies numbered in roman numerals are ... reserved ... for the authors and collaborators, as well as for the publisher's archives."
Issued with a commentary volume (The Book of Kells ... : commentary / edited by Peter Fox) described on LC record 90-183044.
LC has copy no. 193. Shelved with it are 2 prospectuses: 1 is in printed form (1 portfolio (15 p., [6] p. of plates : col. ill., col. facsims., ports. (1 col.) ; 45 cm.)); the other is a videocassette recording (c1987) describing the significance of the ms. and showing steps in the production of the facsim. (1 videocassette (15 min.) : sd., col. VHS format).
Source: Purchase, Mar. 18, 1990.