Lisa Spangenberg | December 25, 2010
Thanks to the lovely film The Secret of Kells, large numbers of people who have never taken an art history class or studied paleography now know about The Book Of Kells. For those who haven’t seen the film, go now and watch it. I’ll wait. As for the manuscript, The Book of Kells is a [...]
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Lisa Spangenberg | December 24, 2010
Joseph and Mary walked through an orchard green, Where was berries and cherries, as thick as might be seen. O then bespoke Mary, so meek and so mild: ‘Pluck me one cherry, Joseph, for I am with child.’ O then bespoke Joseph, with words most unkind: ‘Let him pluck thee a cherry that brought thee [...]
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Lisa Spangenberg | December 20, 2010
Carúl Loch Garman O tagaigí is adhraigí An leanbh cneasta sa chró ‘na luí Is cuimhnigí ar ghrá an Rí A thug dar saoradh anocht an naí A Mhuire Mháthair i bParas Dé Ar chlann bhocht Eabha Guí anois go séimh Is doras an chró ná dún go deo G n-adhraím feasta Mac Rí na [...]
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