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The Book of kells

The Book of Kells, written and illustrated around the year 800, contains the Latin text of the four Gospels, with some pages in elaborate color. The program shows and identifies the faces and figures and explains the flamboyant decoration and often witty symbolism.

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  • "Art of Celtic manuscripts"@en

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  • "The Book of Kells, written and illustrated around the year 800, contains the Latin text of the four Gospels, with some pages in elaborate color. The program shows and identifies the faces and figures and explains the flamboyant decoration and often witty symbolism."@en
  • "Describes the Book of Kells, a famous example of Irish Celtic medieval illuminated Church manuscript, probably written around 800 A.D., produced at an unknown monastery, and presenting the text of the four Gospels."@en
  • "This film examines the "Book of Kells". The program shows the brightly colored pages, the portraits of the four evangelists and the Latin text of the four Gospels. It identifies the symbolism, decorations, faces and figures."@en
  • "Looks at the Book of Kells, commenting on its unknown origin, flamboyant decoration and often witty symbolism."
  • "The origins of the Book of Kells are uncertain; it was written and illustrated around the year 800, but the monastery where it originated has not been identified. It contains the Latin text of the four Gospels, with some pages in elaborate color; almost every page has brightly-colored birds and animals, and there are portraits of the four evangelists. This program not only shows but identifies the faces and figures and explains the flamboyant decoration and often witty symbolism."@en
  • "The origins of the Book of Kells are uncertain; it was written and illustrated around the year 800, but the monastery where it originated has not been identified. It contains the Latin text of the four Gospels, with some pages in elaborate color; almost every page has brightly-colored birds and animals, and there are portraits of the four evangelists. This program not only shows but identifies the faces and figures and explains the flamboyant decoration and often witty symbolism. (26 minutes)."@en

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  • "Documentary television programs"
  • "Videorecording"@en
  • "Documentary films"@en
  • "Internet videos"@en
  • "Illustrated works"
  • "Nonfiction films"@en
  • "Educational films"@en

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  • "The Book of kells"@en
  • "The Book of Kells"@en
  • "The Book of Kells"
  • "The book of Kells"@en

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