scriptorium
Iona scriptorium
563–806
attested. The scriptorium and the Schaffhausen Adomnán are attested. The Cathach's attribution to Columba and the Book of Kells's Iona origin are traditional or disputed.
Columba's monastery on Iona led a network of houses in Ireland, Scotland and Northumbria and was a major centre of book production. Viking raids from 795 led the community to move to Kells from 807.
Place: Iona · On the map
People
- Columba (founder, 563)
- Adomnán (abbot, Life of Columba)
- Dorbbéne (scribe of the Schaffhausen Adomnán)
Manuscripts made here
Adomnán's Life of Columba, copied by Dorbbéne (before 713)
Kept now: Schaffhausen, Stadtbibliothek, Gen. 1
Cathach of St Columba (psalter traditionally copied by Columba)
Kept now: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy
Book of Kells (possibly begun on Iona, finished at Kells)
Kept now: Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 58