Bernard Meehan's The Book of Durrow, A Medieval Masterpiece at Trinity College Dublin, published by Town House in 1996, is a scholarly account of the early medieval Irish illuminated gospel manuscript, written by the same Trinity College Dublin keeper of manuscripts who authored the library's standard modern account of the more famous Book of Kells. Its authority rests on Meehan's direct professional custodianship of the manuscript itself in his role at Trinity College and his specialist expertise in early medieval Irish manuscript art. Its limit is that, as a study focused specifically on one manuscript, broader claims about early medieval Irish Christian art as a whole, or comparative claims involving other insular manuscripts, need a source with that wider scope alongside this focused study.
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Bernard Meehan's The Book of Durrow, published by Town House in 1996, is a scholarly account by the Trinity College Dublin keeper of manuscripts who directly holds professional custodianship of the manuscript, treated at the top tier as specialist expertise paired with direct custodial access. NotesBy the same Trinity College Dublin keeper of manuscripts who wrote the library's standard modern account of the Book of Kells (source 16312); a dedicated study of the Book of Durrow.
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AuthorBernard Meehan
PublisherTown House
Publication Year1996
Source Typebook
Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)
This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Textual Witnesses, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Articles, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
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