Dublin TC Ms. 58: Book of Kells, f.114r: Gospel of Matthew, XXVI, 30: The Arrest of Christ

Published/Created:

Possibly produced at the island monastery of Iona (off the coast of Scotland), founded by St. Columba in 563 CE
ca. 800 CE

Physical Description:

340 × 250 mm

Materials:

pigment on vellum

Notes:

The four gospels in Latin based on the Vulgate edition (completed by St Jerome in 384 AD). The gospels are preceded by prefaces, summaries of the gospel narratives and concordances of gospel passages compiled in the fourth century by Eusebius of Caesarea.

Variant Titles:

Book of Columba
Codex Cenannensis

Topics:

Manuscripts -- Celtic -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Early Medieval

Culture:

Celtic
Hiberno-Saxon

Accession Number:

309099r

Genre:

illuminated manuscripts (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Archives or Manuscripts
Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

B: The Book of Kells, 1974

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Dublin, Ireland: Trinity College Library

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 28470

OID:

326894

PID:

digcoll:2085471