IMPORTANT IRISH ART · 27 MAY 2024 AT 6PM

118 83 The Book of Kells. A special facsimile. Faksimile Verlag, Luzern, 1990. 15 by 13.75 by 5.25in. (38.1 by 34.9 by 13.3cm). The Book of Kells, the most precious illuminated European 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 1348 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 commentary volume with illustrations, ‘The Official Guide to The Book of Kells’ by Dr Bernard Meehan, former Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College, Dublin. 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) €6,000-€8,000 (£5,130-£6,840 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot83