The Book of Kells and Faddan More Psalter with a History Professor

Uncover the stories behind the incredible medieval manuscripts of Dublin
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Duration
55 minutes
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  • Book of Kells
  • National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology
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Lecture Description
Travelers from around the world flock to Trinity College Library in Dublin to get a glimpse at the Book of Kells, one of the crown jewels of all medieval manuscripts, containing the Four Gospels of the New Testament. This beautifully illustrated codex, written c. 800 in Ireland, is famous for its exquisite artwork. One page presents the four evangelists via their usual symbols: Matthew (man), Mark (lion), Luke (bull), John (eagle). Another page presents the earliest known visual representation of the Virgin and Child. Each Gospel is introduced by a full-page illumination. This lecture will explore this famous book, as well as a much more recent discovery - a manuscript written in the same time period called the Faddan More Psalter.
Meet Your Expert
Gary

Gary A. Rendsburg serves as the Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair in Jewish History and holds the rank of Distinguished Professor in the Department of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University, New Jersey. He is the author of seven books and more than 200 articles. His most recent book, How the Bible Is Written (Hendrickson, 2019), pays particular attention to the use of language to create literature. Professor Rendsburg has visited all the major archaeological sites of Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, plus he has excavated at Tel Dor and Caesarea. He has done extensive research on medieval Hebrew manuscripts at leading libraries, including the Bodleian Library in Oxford, the Cambridge University Library, the Vatican Library, Fisher Library in Sydney, the National Library of Israel, and the Library of Congress in Washington. During his career, Professor Rendsburg has served as visiting professor or visiting research scholar at the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the University of Sydney, the Hebrew University, Bar-Ilan University, the Pontifical Biblical Institute (Rome), the University of Pennsylvania, UCLA, and the Getty Villa.

How did this remarkable manuscript come to be produced? In fact, how did Christianity and the Latin language even reach Ireland, which never was part of the Roman Empire? What is the lesser known Faddan More Psalter, a manuscript located just down the street at the National Museum of Ireland? Join us as we travel back to early medieval Ireland to discuss the production of these two precious documents – both of which are now heritage treasures of the people of Ireland, housed in two institutions situated only 500 meters from each other in Dublin city centre.
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