BOOK OF KELLS · EDITION OF 68
The Book of Kells in an extraordinary XL facsimile edition — hand-bound and created at an imposing scale to reveal the extraordinary detail of the original manuscript.
XL facsimile · Only 68 copies · Hand-bound in genuine leather · Monumental cumhdach · Individually numbered
Today $1,000 · Future retail $2,500 — after the 68th case: sold out, never reprinted
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EVERYTHING IN THE CASE
All 680 surviving pages, reproduced in their entirety at the scale of the original manuscript.
Approx. 13 × 9.8 in (33 × 25 cm), preserving the proportions of the original.
Individually hand-bound and finished in our atelier.
A hand-bound companion volume exploring the manuscript, its history, art and extraordinary illumination.
Ten selected illuminations reproduced as individual fine-art prints for collecting, displaying or framing.
A handcrafted wooden case inspired by the medieval Irish tradition of the cumdach, created to protect and present the edition.
Individually numbered certificate accompanying each copy.
A strictly limited edition of only 68 individually numbered copies.
THE STORY · c. 800 — 2026
Created around the year 800, the Book of Kells survived Viking raids, theft, centuries at Kells and the upheavals of Irish history. Today it is preserved at Trinity College Dublin as one of the great masterpieces of medieval art.
“You might say that all this was the work of an angel, and not of a man. GERALD OF WALES · 12TH CENTURY
The Book of Kells is written on vellum and lavishly illuminated. Its precise place of creation remains uncertain, although Iona has traditionally been considered a principal possibility.
A Viking raid on Iona leaves 68 members of the monastic community dead. The survivors later establish themselves at Kells. Our edition is limited to 68 copies in remembrance of this historic episode.
The manuscript is stolen for its precious ornamental shrine, or cumdach. The book itself is recovered and remains at Kells throughout the Middle Ages.
Henry Jones, Bishop of Meath, presents the Book of Kells to Trinity College Dublin, where it has remained ever since.
The complete 680-page manuscript, reproduced at original 1:1 scale in an edition of only 68 numbered copies.
Intricate interlace, human figures, animals and monumental initials transform the Gospel text into one of the most celebrated achievements of medieval illumination.
340 surviving folios written on vellum, today measuring approximately 33 × 25.5 cm.
The complete manuscript at 1:1 scale, accompanied by a study volume, ten Collector’s Art Prints and a cumdach-inspired presentation case.
EDITION OF 68 · EARLY ACCESS OPEN
The Book of Kells XL Edition will be produced only once. Each copy is individually numbered, and once the 68 numbered copies are allocated, the edition is closed.
THE RECORD · GALOBART MONUMENTAL EDITIONS
Our most ambitious editions are produced in strictly limited numbers. Some are already gone. Others are approaching the end of their edition.
Two volumes, one case
The complete Book of Kells at its original scale, accompanied by a hand-bound English study volume exploring its history, art and extraordinary illumination.
The complete surviving manuscript — all 680 pages reproduced at 1:1 scale, preserving the dimensions and extraordinary detail of the original.
A specially produced companion volume exploring the history of the Book of Kells, its creation, symbolism, decoration and place among the great masterpieces of medieval art.
INCLUDED · TEN ART PRINTS
Ten of the manuscript’s most celebrated illuminations reproduced as individual fine-art prints — selected for collecting, displaying or framing.
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Numbers are assigned in order of purchase. Ordering today puts you higher in the 001–998 sequence.
Free tracked shipping worldwide, packed for transit. Damaged in transit is replaced, not repaired.
Galobart editions are held in private collections and libraries across more than 60 countries.
Questions
The Book of Kells is one of the great masterpieces of medieval manuscript art. Created around the year 800, it contains the four Gospels in Latin and is celebrated for its extraordinary calligraphy, intricate ornament and illuminated pages.
Yes. The edition reproduces all 340 surviving folios — 680 pages — of the manuscript.
Yes. The facsimile is reproduced at 1:1 scale, approximately 33 × 25 cm (13 × 9.8 in), preserving the proportions of the original manuscript.
Only 68 individually numbered copies will be produced worldwide, together with 24 Publisher’s Copies outside the commercial numbering.
The number recalls the 68 members of the monastic community killed during the Viking raid on Iona in 806, an event connected with the community that subsequently became established at Kells.
The complete 680-page facsimile, a hand-bound English study volume, 10 Collector’s Art Prints and an individually numbered certificate, presented together in a handcrafted wooden case inspired by the medieval Irish tradition of the cumdach.
A cumdach is a medieval Irish book shrine created to protect and honour important manuscripts. The presentation case accompanying this edition is inspired by that tradition.
Each copy is produced for its collector. Delivery is approximately 18 weeks from the date of order.
Yes — complimentary worldwide shipping is applied automatically at checkout. In many countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, books are generally imported at a 0% customs duty rate.
The Book of Kells — XL Edition is available at $1,000 instead of $2,500 during Early Access — until the last of the 68 numbered copies is reserved.
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