Insular Majuscule

The formal script in the Book of Kells is known as ‘Insular majuscule’. The Insular script that developed in Ireland spread to Anglo-Saxon England and continental Europe as the Irish monks carried out their missionary work. It was based on scripts from antiquity but adapted so that the detached letters were easy to read with […]
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Book of Kells Animations with Irish Sign Language

The Book of Kells Exhibition is proud to launch a series of multi-user friendly children’s animations which it created with funding from the Heritage Council of Ireland. The animations were specially devised to bring new accessibility and introduce children to the Book of Kells and The Long Room in a fun and enjoyable way. Two […]
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