An Leabhar Mòr

An Leabhar Mòr, the Great Book of Gaelic, by Theo Dorgan & Malcolm Maclean
Hardback 2nd ed.
Pages: 336 Size: 220x265mm
ISBN-10 1-84717-113-3
ISBN-13 978-1-84717-113-9

'A wonderful collection' Scotland on Sunday
'A monument to contemporary culture' The Sunday Herald
'The quality of the artwork is outstanding' The Scotsman

An Leabhar Mor is a 21st– century Book of Kells that brings together the work of more than 150 poets, visual artists, and calligraphers. Scotland and Ireland share a mythology, a rich music tradition, languages and some history. Irish Gaels, known as Scoti, invaded Scotland in the 5th century and gave it their name. An Leabhar Mòr is a major artwork which renews the connection between Gaelic Scotland and Ireland and celebrates the diverse strands of contemporary Celtic culture. A beautiful book featuring work from every century between the sixth and the twenty-first – contains the earliest Gaelic poetry in existence. One hundred visual artists respond to the poetry in a variety of media. Includes work by poets Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill and Máire Mhac an tSaoi and by artists Allan Davie, Will Maclean and Rita Duffy among others.
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