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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.
