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Assoc for Scottish Literature @[email protected] · 2026-03-25 · 17:25 UTC

“The Chief Relic of the Western World”: Columcille & the Book of Kells

From 2024: Dr Rosemary Power takes us through some of the illuminations in the Book of Kells, as an introduction to an intensely rich & integrated work of art

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iemcAIGadb4

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Assoc for Scottish Literature @[email protected] · 2026-03-25 · 15:37 UTC

Medieval monks in Easter Ross – and not the Hebridean island of Iona – may have created the intricately decorated 1,200-year-old Book of Kells, according to researchers. A new project will explore the possibility it was created at a monastery in Portmahomack where there was a workshop turning animal hides into vellum.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r4jxj0e3jo

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Assoc for Scottish Literature @[email protected] · 2026-03-17 · 14:07 UTC

The Book of Kells: Was it made in Easter Ross?
25 March, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye & online: free

The Book of Kells is often called the world’s most famous manuscript, but its origins are shrouded in mystery. Dr Victoria Whitworth challenges the consensus that the Book was made in the island of Iona, making a case instead for the Pictish monastery of Portmahomack.

https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/seiminear-rannsachaidh-dr-victoria-whitworth/?lang=en

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Assoc for Scottish Literature @[email protected] · 2024-03-26 · 12:59 UTC

‘The Chief Relic of the Western World’: Columcille & the Book of Kells
28 March, free online (booking essential)

Created two centuries after St Columba’s death, The Book of Kells is one of the great treasures of Western religious art. Dr Rosemary Power’s talk will give an introduction to the artistry & theology that shaped it.

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