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Spirited to Ireland to save it from the Vikings, this wild illumination of the New Testament, full of gilded curls and coils, is one of the most ecstatic artworks ever – and now it’s gone gloriously immersive
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More than a million people travel from around the world to see the medieval manuscript each year. The university hopes its new exhibition will spark fresh curiosity at home too
Few who visit the Book of Kells are Irish – but the head of tourism in the college hopes a new exhibition will change their minds.
I’ve just touched the Book of Kells. I couldn’t resist. As I did, its illustrations pinged off my hands. Beautiful pages dissolved beneath my fingers.
A Bradford woman who followed her dream of writing a book has claimed a spot on Amazon’s best-sellers list.