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Anna Anthro
@AnnaAnthro@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic.

“The Book of Kells was likely to have been created 1,200 years ago in Pictish eastern #Scotland, rather than on the island of #Iona, according to research that challenges long-held assumptions about one of the world’s most famous #medieval manuscripts.”

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/26/new-research-may-rewrite-origins-of-the-book-of-kells-says-academic

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New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic

Exclusive: Author challenges assumption monks on Iona created manuscript, instead positing its origins are Pictish
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Anna Anthro
@AnnaAnthro@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic.

“The Book of Kells was likely to have been created 1,200 years ago in Pictish eastern #Scotland, rather than on the island of #Iona, according to research that challenges long-held assumptions about one of the world’s most famous #medieval manuscripts.”

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/26/new-research-may-rewrite-origins-of-the-book-of-kells-says-academic

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New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic

Exclusive: Author challenges assumption monks on Iona created manuscript, instead positing its origins are Pictish
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