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Abstract
No agreement exists on the place of origin of the Book of Kells: Northumbria, Eastern Scotland, and the monastery of Hy (our Iona) have all been suggested. This article explores three new lines of argument, all leading to the island monastery of Hy. The manuscript itself contains a clue indicating that those who produced it held Saint Columba in the highest veneration; the later history of the manuscript, when it was treated as a relic of Columba, links it with Columba's foundation at Hy; some elements of the decoration may be connected with the visit to Hy of Arculf, a well-traveled Frankish bishop.
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Paul Meyvaert
Paul Meyvaert was formerly Executive Director of the Medieval Academy of America and Editor of Speculum. His articles concerning art history have appeared in Anglo-Saxon England, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Archives d'histoire doctrinale et littéraire, and other publications. He is presently working on Gregory the Great, Bede, medieval forgeries, and other topics. [8 Hawthorne Park, Cambridge, MA 02138]