Take a Free Online Course on the Great Medieval Manuscript, the Book of Kells

Last week, we called your atten­tion to the dig­i­ti­za­tion of the Book of Kells, one of the great man­u­scripts from the medieval peri­od. The dig­i­tized man­u­script, we should note, comes accom­pa­nied by anoth­er great resource–a free online course on the Book of Kells. Both dig­i­tal ini­tia­tives are made pos­si­ble by Trin­i­ty Col­lege Dublin.

The six-week course cov­ers the fol­low­ing top­ics:

• Where and how the man­u­script was made
• The social con­text from which the man­u­script emerged, includ­ing ear­ly medieval faith and pol­i­tics
• The artis­tic con­text of the man­u­script, reflect­ing local and inter­na­tion­al styles
• The the­ol­o­gy and inter­pre­ta­tions of the text
• How and why the man­u­script sur­vived
• The Book of Kells and con­tem­po­rary cul­ture

The course “is for any­one with an inter­est in Ire­land, medieval stud­ies, his­to­ry, art, reli­gion and/or pop­u­lar cul­ture.” Sign up for the free course today.

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