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Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a remote medieval outpost of Ireland, young Brendan embarks on a new life of adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying a book brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide.
Author
Series
Gideon Crew volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Gideon Crew-- brilliant scientist, master thief-- is living on borrowed time. When his mysterious employer, Eli Glinn, gives him an eyebrow-raising mission, he has no reason to refuse. Gideon's task: steal a page from the priceless Book of Kells, now on display in New York City and protected by unbreakable security. Accomplishing the impossible, Gideon steals the parchment-- only to learn that hidden beneath the gorgeously illuminated image is a...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The third jet-setting installment in the thrilling award-winning chapter book series Secret Agents Jack and Max Stalwart. Now Jack teams up with his older brother Max to solve an intriguing Irish mystery, using their special training as secret agents. Ireland's greatest national treasure, the sacred Book of Kells, vanishes from a library in Dublin. Clues point to the Mastermind being involved. Will Jack and Max be able to find the Book and uncover...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (272 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (39 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm) + 1 folded poster
Language
English
Description
"Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come to life in Cartoon Saloon's celebrated Irish Folklore Trilogy, featuring three Academy Award®-nominated* modern animated classics. The studio's first film, The Secret of Kells, which beautifully tells the tale of a master illuminator and his young apprentice, is followed by the breathtakingly gorgeous Song of the Sea, which recounts the adventure of a mythical seal-child and her brother on a quest, and the...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
vii, 632 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color), facsimiles (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"This is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter. The idea for the book, which is entirely new, is to invite the reader into intimate conversations with twelve of the most famous manuscripts in existence and to explore with the author what they tell us about nearly a thousand years of medieval history -- and sometimes about the modern world too. Part travel book, part detective story, part conversation with the reader, Meetings with remarkable...
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