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The Cathach of Colum Cille: An Introduction [Paperback]

Aidan Breen (Author), Michael Herity (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1874045925 | ISBN-13: 978-1874045922 | Publication Date: March 2003

The Cathach is the oldest extant Irish illuminated manuscript, dated to c. CE 600. The surviving 58 folios contain Psalms 30:10 to 105:13 (Vulgate version). Legend has it that Colum Cille copied the manuscript from a psalter lent to him by St. Finnian. A dispute over the ownership of the copy was resolved by the King of Tara in a very early copyright ruling: "To every cow her calf, so to every book its copy." A full-color 84-page booklet introduces readers to the provenance, art history and biblical content of the manuscript. The accompanying interactive CD-ROM presents the manuscript in digitized form, with a brief overview of its origins and art history. The manuscript folios can be read against a transcription by H.J. Lawlor or an English version of the relevant psalms. A zoom facility up to 400% allows art historians, calligraphers, palaeographers and other researchers to examine the script and illuminated initials in detail.

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Paperback: 84 pages
Publisher: Royal Irish Academy (March 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1874045925
ISBN-13: 978-1874045922
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,489,463 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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