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Wikipedia: The Book of Kells (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. , sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illuminated manuscript in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables. It was transcribed by Celtic monks ca. 800.
![[Folio 309r contains text from the Gospel of John written in Insular majuscule by the scribe known as Hand B]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/KellsFol309r_s.jpg "Folio 309r contains text from the Gospel of John written in Insular majuscule by the scribe known as Hand B")
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![[Canon table from the Book of Kells]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/KellsFol005rCanonTable_s.jpg "Canon table from the Book of Kells")
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![[Book of Kells Gospel of Matthew]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/KellsFol029rIncipitMatthew_s.jpg "Book of Kells Gospel of Matthew")
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![[Folio 291v contains a portrait of John the Evangelist.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/KellsFol291vPortJohn_s.jpg "Folio 291v contains a portrait of John the Evangelist.")
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![[Folio 7v contains an image of the Virgin and Child]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/KellsFol007vMadonnaChild_V2_s.jpg "Folio 7v contains an image of the Virgin and Child")
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![[Folio 19 contains the beginning of the Breves causae of Luke.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/KellsFol019vBrevCausLuke_s.jpg "Folio 19 contains the beginning of the Breves causae of Luke.")
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![[Luke's genealogy of Jesus (extends over three pages)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/KellsFol200rGeneolgyOfChrist_s.jpg "Luke's genealogy of Jesus (extends over three pages)")
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![[Folio 2r of the Book of Kells contains one of the Eusebian Canons.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/KellsFol002rCanonTable_s.jpg "Folio 2r of the Book of Kells contains one of the Eusebian Canons.")
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from Dsmdgold |
![[Folio 183r from the 1990 facsimile of the Book of Kells contains the text "Erat autem hora tertia"]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/BookKells_s.jpg "Folio 183r from the 1990 facsimile of the Book of Kells contains the text \"Erat autem hora tertia\"")
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