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The Celtic Art Coracle Volume 1 Issue 5
DEVENISH ISLAND - Betty Crichton ( continued)
Fig. 35: Bookshrine of St Molaise


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The  Book Shrine of the Gospel of St Molaise National Museum, Dublin.

Front of the Book Shrine of St. Molaise, known as the Cumdach, the Cumdach Molaise, and also as the Soiscel Molaise (shus-kel muh-láy-shuh). It was made on Devenish in 1125 AD for a copy of the gospels supposedly written by Molaise in the sixth century.  

 

 

The Celtic Art Coracle Vol 1
Contents © Coracle Press 1983
ISSN 0828-8321 
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10.02.01edition
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