Book of Kells
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Book of Kells is displayed at Trinity College Dubin where it has been kept since 1661.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
But in Dublin, along with a rugby match and the Book of Kells, my vagabond on a budget experienced something that really blew her mind: an epic meal in an iconic restaurant.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2023
Also on display is a picture with a different sort of Celtic inspiration: an abstraction based on the fanciful embellishments of the Book of Kells, a ninth-century Christian manuscript probably made in Scotland or Ireland.
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022
One of Europe’s top university sights is the Book of Kells, tucked away in the library of the venerable Trinity College in Dublin.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2019
The great initials are double lined, and the interlinear space filled in with a flat tint of colour and lines of red dots, as in the Book of Kells occasionally follow the contours.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by Bradley, John William
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