Book of Kells | limited edition facsimile, Luzern, 1990, 3 volumes

The Book of Kells

MS 58, Trinity College Dublin. Luzern: Fine Art Facsimile Publishers of Switzerland, 1990

3 folio volumes, comprising:

the facsimile itself, copy number 389 from a limited edition of 1480 copies, bound in white kidskin over wooden boards, in a black drop-back box with silver-plated metalwork decoration and Irish knotwork designs tooled in gilt and blind

a volume of commentary, edited by Peter Fox, half white kidskin over cloth boards, black slipcase

and a folder containing a prospectus and details of the manufacture of the facsimile, in a card portfolio

A finely produced facsimile, faithfully reproducing all the leaves and flaws of the original, along with a volume of commentary containing a detailed physical description of the original.