Scribes, Scholars, and Saints: The Art of Celtic Manuscripts - The Book of Kells - Region 0

The origins of the Book of Kells are uncertain; it was written and illustrated around the year 800, but the monastery where it originated has bot been identified. It contains the Latin text of the four Gospels, with some pages in elaborate color; almost every page has brightly-colored birds and animals, and there are portraits of the four evangelists. The program not only shoes but identifies the faces and figures and explains the flamboyant decoration and often witty symbolism.