{"product_id":"9781788541800","title":"The Book of Kells: Unlocking the Enigma","description":"Author: Whitworth, Victoria\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781788541800\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new and definitive account of one of the most famous and mysterious manuscripts in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Kells\u003c\/i\u003e is a mystery. It is distinct from all copies of the gospels from the early Middle Ages, not only in the quality and amount of its decoration but also in the peculiarities of the ordering of its contents, the oddness of its apparatus, the appearance of the script, the interplay of text and ornament, and the erratic forms of its Latin. Scholars cannot agree on the number of scribes and artists involved; or establish the purpose of the Book; or decide whether its oddities are the result of incompetence or carelessness, and how those oddities relate to the minutely careful and deeply meaningful art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Kells\u003c\/i\u003e is probably the most famous manuscript in the world     and Victoria Whitworth's masterly treatment offers something new.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636910346398,"sku":"UBD-9781788541800","price":69.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781788541800.jpg?v=1774399453","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781788541800","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}