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À La Découverte du Livre de Kells

George Otto Simms author Svetlana Pironko translator Eoin O'Brien illustrator David Rooney illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:O'Brien Press Ltd

Published:6th Aug '18

Should be back in stock very soon

À La Découverte du Livre de Kells cover

A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells - now available in French.

Here George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript. He introduces the monks who made the book and guides the reader through the intricate detail of this ancient and exotic book.

Now with an expanded full-colour plate section: 16 beautiful pages of full folios and details from the Book of Kells.

French language edition

  • Winner of RAI Awards - Special Merit 1989 (Ireland)
  • Winner of CBI Book of the Decade 1991 (Ireland)

ISBN: 9781847176790

Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x 6mm

Weight: 159g

80 pages

Expanded full-colour section