WHYTE'S IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART 27th September 2021 at 6pm

137 IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART · 27 SEPTEMBER 2021 AT 6PM 113 The Book of Kells. A special facsimile. Faksimile Verlag, Luzern, 1990. The Book of Kells, the most precious illuminated manuscript of the early Middle Ages, now reproduced, the first and only complete facsimile, published by Authority of the Board of Trinity College, Dublin. Large folio, Luzern 1990, Number 1,424 of 1,480, fine white tawed leather over wooden boards. Contained in a specially created presentation box, the embossed surface with blind & gilt tooled Celtic decoration and silver and brass mounts. Together with a large Commentary Volume, by Anton von Euw and Peter Fox, with illustrations, leather backed cloth. A rare opportunity to acquire a complete facsimile of one of the World’s greatest Art Treasures. 15 by 13.75 by 5.25in. (38.1 by 34.9 by 13.3cm) Frame Dimensions: Mint. Accompanied by The Book of Kells by Bernard Meehan (Head of Research Collections and Keeper of Manuscripts, Trinity College Dublin), Thames & Hudson London, 2012. €6,000-€8,000 (£5,130-£6,840 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot113