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Verbum est Res: Rendering Divinity in the Book of Kells
Date and Time
Thursday Sep 25, 2014
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDTLocation
Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 125
Fees/Admission
Free
Verbum est Res: Rendering Divinity in...Description
The Book of Kells is famous for the vibrancy of its decoration and the intricacy of its designs. Professor Ben Tilghman of Lawrence University explores how the calligraphy and ornament in the manuscript and related works represent an effort by its makers to solve the problem of depicting an invisible and unknowable god. Sponsored by the Department of History of Art and Architecture.
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