Cathach of Colum Cille, The: An Introduction

• Autor principal: Herity, Michael (auth)
• Outros Autores: Breen, Aidan (auth)
• Formato: Recurso Electrónico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: Royal Irish Academy 2002
• Assuntos: Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts; Religion
• Acesso em linha: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The Cathach of St Columba is the oldest extant Irish illuminated manuscript, dating to c. AD 600. The surviving 58 folios contain psalms 30:10 to 105:13. It is understood that Colum Cille copied the manuscript from a psalter lent to him by St Finnian. A dispute over the ownership of the copy was res...