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people whose primary source of income is social
welfare, health board or a government-
sponsored employment scheme.
Time and place
Tuesdays, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m., in the Emmet
Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Please note times are subject to change, check
our website:
after 5 August 2014 for update
or text ‘INFO’ followed by your name and
address to 087 2572015.
Duration
The course comprises of one lecture per week
over one twelve-week term commencing
Tuesday, 13 January 2015. There is a one week
break (23-27 February 2015) when no lectures
will take place.
Insular Art
Perched in the northwest corner of Europe, the
islands of Ireland and Britain in the early
medieval period were considered to be on the
edge of the western world. Far from being
remote out-posts however, they were the
location of a rich cultural interface created by
missionary activities, trade and the presence of
significant centres of learning. This course aims
to introduce students to the rich variety of
art-forms produced in Ireland and parts of Britain
and during the period spanning
c.
600
to 1000
AD. The distinctive characteristics of manuscript
illumination, fine metalworking and stone carving
reflected in masterpieces such as the Book of
Kells, the Ardagh chalice and High Crosses will
be considered in the context of their wider,
complex, artistic ancestry. Issues such as the
technical difficulties overcome by artists and the
iconographical conventions adopted by them will
be explored. The unique legacy of the style,
which has been the subject of several revivals,
will also be examined as an example of how
nationalist politics and historiography can impact
on modern perceptions of particular periods of
art history.
Lecturer
Professor Rachel Moss
How to apply
You may register and pay by credit/laser card
online at
after 5 August 2014 or you can
download an application form and send it with a
cheque/draft/postal money order made payable
to Trinity College no. 1 account to: Dr Patricia
Stapleton, Extramural Administrator, School
of Histories and Humanities, room 3141,
Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Applications may be made in person after
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, in room 3141, Arts
Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2 from 2.30 p.m.
to 4.30 p.m. between 5 and 29 August 2014 only
or by appointment (phone 01 896 8589).
Fee
€150 for the course. A concession rate of €75 is
available to second and third level students and
people whose primary source of income is social
welfare, health board or a government-
sponsored employment scheme.
Time and place
This is a day-time course. Time and venue to
be confirmed, please check our website:
after 5 August 2014 for update or text ‘INFO’
followed by your name and address to
087 2572015.
Duration
The course comprises of two lectures per week
over one twelve-week term commencing
Monday, 12 January 2015. There is a one week
break (23-27 February 2015) when no lectures
will take place.
