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Archive for March, 2007The Book of Deer – Celtic Illuminations and the Oldest Known Gaelic from ScotlandSaturday, March 31st, 2007One of the most interesting Celtic manuscripts is The Book of Deer. It dates from the 10th century and is the earliest manuscript from an area of Scotland known as “former Pictland”. The Book of Deer is considered particularily important for the notes written in Gaelic in the margins of the original text. The Gaelic [...] The Return of the Vita of St. Kentigern to Glasgow – A Continuing MysteryWednesday, March 21st, 2007A book depicting the life of St. Kentigern, a sixth century saint, was commissioned in the latter part of the 12th century. The finished manuscript was kept in the Glasgow Catherdral and mysteriously disappeared 400 years ago. From the Medieval Sourcebook, here is a bit of the history of the celtic manuscript that vanished: The [...] |
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