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A close up of latin text from the Book of Kells written in a style called insular majuscule

Insular Majuscule

2 min read • 3 October 2022

Animation image of the Long Room, with an alligator, snake, kangaroo, frog, dog and three young children

Book of Kells Animations with Irish Sign Language

2 min read • 22 March 2021

A close-up of a lion and an angel in the Book of Kells

Animal symbolism in the Book of Kells

2 min read • 9 October 2020

Image from The Book of Kells

The Book of Kells’ colourful past: whites, pinks and purples

2 min read • 2 October 2020

Close up of a blue peacock in the Book of Kells

The Book of Kells: awash with a sea of blues

3 min read • 18 September 2020

Close up of spirals, circles and intricate illustrations from the Book of Kells

The Portrait Painter, the Illustrator and the Goldsmith

2 min read • 4 October 2019

An illustration from the Book of Kells featuring animals and angels weaving into each other

Stunning Easter Symbolism in the Book of Kells

2 min read • 15 April 2019

An illustration of Mary and child flanked by two angels in the Book of Kells

The symbolism of snakes through the centuries

2 min read • 14 March 2019

Two cats feature in an illustration from the Book of Kells

The role of cats in the Book of Kells

1 min read • 25 October 2018

An illustration of a lion in the Book of Kells

The fierce and symbolic lions in the Book of Kells

1 min read • 16 October 2018

Two peacocks sit on either side of Jesus in an illustration from the Book of Kells

The stunning use of peacocks in the Book of Kells

1 min read • 8 October 2018

A close up of intricate illustrations featuring snakes in the Book of Kells

The Extraordinary use of Snakes in the Book of Kells

1 min read • 27 September 2018