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columba: kells for the perplexed

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Dave

…When Ireland’s freedom and isolation were finally shattered, Iona’s monastery, like those on the mainland, was destroyed by steel and flame. Of all that passionate industry- the splendor of manuscripts lovingly illuminated, the artistry, the composing- few relics of stature … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Finnian of Moville, George Macaulay Trevelyan, Giraldus Cambrensis, King Aidan of Argyll, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Saint Columba, Saint Columba Ireland, Saint Columba Loch Ness Monster, Saint Columba of Iona, The Book of Kells | Leave a comment

columba: excuses for a scrimmage

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dave

Literary larceny. It led to a few thousand dead. Every night Saint Columba would sneak off in the dark to indulge his secret lust: the lust for copying a rare manuscript of the Gospels that belonged to Finnian of Moville … Continue reading →