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| A sampling from the Western Collection assembled by Chester Beatty |
After touring the Dublin Castle I walked several meters to the Chester Beatty Library which houses an overwhelming collection of high quality manuscripts from around the world. The artifacts were assembled by Chester Beatty (1875-1968) in the 20th century. The library has a three collections including Western, Islamic, and East Asian style manuscripts. Photography is prohibited in all of the exhibits, therefore the photos on this post are from the Chester Beatty Library website.
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| Illuminated Manuscript, Western Collection |
Beatty's collection of Western manuscripts earned him recognition as a book collector. He had assembled a collection of over 200 illuminated manuscripts by 1920, this was in addition to his other collections.
How beautiful. I wish I could have seen them. What a wonderful opportunity to see these relics.
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