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The Book of Kells
Further description of the uses of illuminated manuscripts, the importance of their decoration and illustration, and discussion of three masterpieces of medieval manuscripts: The Book of Kells, The Lindisfarne Gospels, and Les Tres Riches Heures.
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Book of Kells - Medieval Manuscript in Ireland
The Book of Kells attracts thousands of visitors each year. On display in Trinity College Dublin, the elaborately illuminated pages have survived the ravages of time.
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Artistic Contributions of the Celtic Church,
This article very briefly delves into the art of the Celtic church, specifically discussing the Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospel.,
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Book of Kells, Yeats and a Literary Pub Crawl
The life and works of Yeats, Behan, Wilde, Shaw and many other literary greats, plus the Book of Kells, can be visited in Dublin, starting with Trinity College.
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Celtic Christianity
Overview of Christianity in early "Dark Ages" Ireland.
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Trinity College: Home to the Book of Kells
Ireland's oldest University houses one of the oldest books in the world.
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Visit to the Book of Kells
If you get the chance, be sure to visit the Book of Kells in Dublin, Ireland.
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Book Review: A Celtic Alphabet by Andrew Whitson
A review of A Celtic Alphabet
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Cheap Dublin Hotels
Inexpensive places to stay aren't always easy to come by in Europe's capital cities, but here are some recommended cheap hotels and other options in Dublin, Ireland
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Ireland - Discovering Dublin on Foot
Discovering Dublin is easy. It's small enough to walk around and is steeped in history and also loaded with contemporary culture.Temple Bar great for night life an music.
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Sacred Art Works
Art history guide 30,000 Years of Art, with beautiful presentation of art by historical timeline, includes these sacred artifacts from the 9th century.
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The Secret of Kells Trailer, Website
Check out the trailer and website for Cartoon Saloon/Buena Vista International's The Secret of Kells, featuring Brendan Gleeson and Evan McGuire.
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Visit Ireland - Dublin for History,Style and Fun
Dublin offers the historic and the contemporary: 8thc. Book of Kells at Trinity College, a concert by rock band U2, Bewley's 19th-c. coffee house or trendy Temple Bar.
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What to do on a Weekend in Dublin
Dublin city is small and compact by European standards, making it the ideal city to navigate by foot and enjoy on a short weekend break.
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Korean Munjado Screen
Letters of early-19th-century Korean Choson Dynasty art screen resemble medieval historiated initials of illuminated manuscripts in their similar symbolic embellishments.
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The Medieval Manuscript
An illustrated prayer book or Bible was one of the most rare and valuable possessions a medieval person could own.
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Dublin's Museums - As Good As Any in Europe
A list of the best museums to visit in Dublin.
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Dublin, Ireland - The Craic is On
Temple Bar, Guinness Brewery, St. Stephen's Green, Tattoos - Dublin, Ireland is a city of entertainment, where the old and the new live comfortably side by side.
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Holiday Shopping Guide
It's time to go holiday shopping in New Hampshire! Thanks to the computer age, you can shop in New Hampshire whether you live here or not.
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A Monastic Settlement Like no Other - Clonmacnoise
Learn about Clonmacnoise - the most spectacular monastic site in Ireland.
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Asimovs Science Fiction June 2009 Reviewed
Fiction from Tom Purdom, Chris Willrich & Eric Brown, James Patrick Kelly's silver jubilee story and columns from Robert Silverberg and editor Sheila Williams.
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Best of the Net
The best folklore on the net
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Clonmacnoise Monastic Settlement
A few miles south of Athlone, in the very centre of Ireland, is one of the most important monastic sites in this land of saints and scholars.
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The Celtic Triskele Pattern
The Triskele (from the Greek for three-legged) is an ancient pattern from Neolithic and Bronze-Age Celtic history with resonance in the modern world.
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UK Places to See Before You Die
1000 Places to See Before You Die is a New York Times Number One Bestseller and offers a life list of 'must see' travel destinations. How do the UK and Ireland rate?
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Anglo-Saxon Gold Found in Staffordshire
The largest hoard of Anglo Saxon gold ever found has been discovered in a field in Staffordshire, north west England, by an amateur archaeologist with a metal detector.
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Buried Treasure Found in England
The dream of every person with a metal detector is to find a stash of buried treasure; for Terry Herbert the dream has come true.
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Eternal Picts: Their Lasting Influence
The Picts may not have left us many written records but they have left a lasting legacy of art.
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St. Patrick and Sainthood
A brief history of St. Patrick. Plus a description of the canonization process to be a Saint.
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The Berthold Missal (c.1215 -1217)

Top 8 Counties to Visit in Ireland
Eight counties you shouldn't miss on your Ireland trip.
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Celtic Artwork; It's not what you think
While the Celts were marvelous artisans, making decorative objects from bowls to bridles, their real art might lie in what their early poetry reveals about the cosmos.
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Celtic Knotwork
"They built no cities, founded no empires and never developed a written language; their legacy to us has been fragmentary..." but they left to the world an art form of beauty--Celtic Knotwork.
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Envisioning Wales
A slight digression into visual communication--how the emergence of early Welsh culture was reflected in its art and artifacts.
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Joyce's Dublin
On the 16th of June the world will commemorate James Joyce's epic work, "Ulysses", by celerating Bloomsday. It is the day on which Leopold Bloom walked the streets of Dublin and his way into immortality in Irish literature.
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The Beginning and Ending of Trees
Trees, tall and short, grow silently in backyards, parks and hills. These beautiful, towering organisms have been around since the beginning of time. People love trees, sometimes worship them, and other times obliterate all the trees they can. What is it with trees?
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Who Were the Celts? (And where are they now?)
A survey of some of the high points concerning the origins of the Celts, traced through antiquity and modern archaeology, and culminating in modern-day Celts.
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