Ten early medieval manuscripts of the Gospels are preserved at Trinity College Dublin and the Royal Irish Academy. This program introduces not only the most famous—the Book of Kells—but also the rest, including the Book of Durrow and the Cathach, the oldest surviving Biblical manuscript. (26 minutes)

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