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Ancient manuscripts were venerated as relics + so book
shrines or "cumdachs" were developed to enhance + protect
them. They are indigenous only to Ireland or to places
under Irish missionary influence.
The Book of Kells 750-825
The Book of Dimma 750-800
The Book of Armach 807
The Book of Durrow 660-680
Stowe Missal 712-815
Christianity brought literacy + Latin to Ireland + the
Irish scribes created inventive profoundly influential
books. Although they preserved the Irish copies they
devoted their greatest artistic efforts to Latin Christian
writings.
Lindisfarme Gospels (698) Insular majuscule hand - Northumbria
block books - a total of 100 editions of about 40 different
works are known - Biblia Paraperum - known in
10 editions.
31 line Indulgence 1454 ? priter sometype headings as 421. Bible
30 lines Indulgence same Types as 361. Bible
earliest piece of Western (?) printing from moveable type.
421. Bible about 1455 - Gatenberg
48 copies - 36 paper, 12 velum - 21 perfect
361. Bible 1458-9 - ? printer Bamberg
Fust + Scheoffer 1457 "Psalter - earliest book which gives
date + priters name - 10 copies kown - all on vellum
1460 Catholicon - 8 on vellum
1462 Fust + Schoeffer Bible in Latin 48 lines

British Museum - The Pentateach (on vellum) - one of the
oldest known Hebrew Bible codices in existance - 10th C.
Caedmon - who 1st among the English made Verses.

Ancient manuscripts were venerated as relics + so book
shrines or "cumdachs" were developed to enhance + protect
them. They are indigenous only to Ireland or to places
under Irish missionary influence.
The book of Kells 750-825
The Book of Dimma 750-800
The Book of Armach 807
The Book of Durrow 660-680
Stowe Missal 712-815
Christianity brought literacy + Latin to Ireland + the
Irish scribes created inventive profoundly influential
books. Although they preserved the Irish copies they
devoted their greatest artistic efforts to Latin Christian
writings.
Lindisfarme Gospels (698) Insular majuscule hand - Northumbria
block books - a total of 100 editions of about 40 different
works are known - Biblia Paraperum - known in
10 editions.
31 line Indulgence 1454 ? priter sometype headings as 421. Bible
30 lines Indulgence same Types as 361. Bible
earliest piece of Western (?) printing from moveable type.
421. Bible about 1455 - Gatenberg
48 copies - 36 paper, 12 velum - 21 perfect
361. Bible 1458-9 - ? printer Bamberg
Fust + Scheoffer 1457 "Psalter - earliest book which gives
date + priters name - 10 copies kown - all on vellum
1460 Catholicon - 8 on vellum
1462 Fust + Schoeffer Bible in Latin 48 lines

British Museum - The Pentateach (on vellum) - one of the
oldest known Hebrew Bible codices in existance - 10th C.
Caedmon - who 1st among the English made Verses.