The Book of Kells is a masterpiece of medieval art and devotion—a 9th-century illuminated manuscript brimming with life and beauty. Crafted by monks in an Irish monastery, it’s a riot of color and intricate design: swirling spirals, fierce beasts, and delicate Celtic knots that dance around the Gospels in Latin. Every page is a breathtaking testament to the monks’ obsession with divine beauty. It’s more than a book; it’s a cosmic tapestry that marries faith and art in a way that still stuns the

Illuminated Latin manuscript music emerged in medieval Europe, when...