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125 IMPORTANT IRISH ART · 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 AT 6PM 92 The Book of Kells. A special facsimile. Faksimile Verlag, Luzern, 1990. 15 by 13.75 by 15.25in. (38.1 by 34.9 by 38.7cm) Faksimile Verlag, Luzern, 1990. 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 1,093 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 German language 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. Includes a deluxe edition of The Book of Kells by bernard Melehan, published by Thames & Hudson. €6,000-€8,000 (£5,040-£6,720 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot92