...counted, with a magnifying glass, no less than one hundred and fifty-eight interlacements of a very slender ribbon pattern, formed of white lines, edged by black ones, upon a black ground." In this book, which he studied for hours, he never detected a false line or an irregular interlacement....

...In one space of about a quarter of an inch superficial, he counted with a magnifying glass no less than one hundred and fifty-eight interlacements, of...slender ribbon pattern, formed of white lines edged with black ones, and upon a black ground. No wonder that tradition should allege that these unerring...

...have counted in a small space, measuring scarcely three quarters of an inch, by less than half an inch in width, in the Book of Armagh, not fewer than one...white lines edged by black ones upon a black ground.'" ' The introduction of natural foliage in this MS. is another of its great peculiarities, whilst the...

...space scarcely measuring three-quarters of an inch by less than half an inch in width, can be seen not fewer than one hundred and fifty-eight interlacements...pattern, formed of white lines edged by black ones, on a black ground. The introduction of natural foliage in this manuscript is another of its great peculiarities,...

...space scarcely measuring three-quarters of an inch by less than half an inch in width, can be seen not fewer than one hundred and fifty-eight interlacements...pattern, formed of white lines edged by black ones, on a black ground. The introduction of natural foliage in this manuscript is another of its great peculiarities,...

...friend, Mr. Westwood, counted, with a magnifying glass, on a quarter of an inch of surface, " no less than one hundred and fifty-eight interlacements of...lines, edged by black ones, upon a black ground." To me, personally, the Book of Kells hardly suggests angelic workmanship. The interwoven ribbons, the...

...In one space of about a quarter of an inch superficial he counted, with a magnifying glass, no less than one hundred and fifty-eight interlacements of...white lines, edged by black ones, upon a black ground. No wonder that tradition should allege that these unerring lines should have been traced by angels....

...became more general and the monastery of Weremouth and Yarrow particularly became a school for the slender ribbon pattern, formed of white lines edged by black ones upon a black ground." (Prof. Westwood in Archaeological Journal, vol. X., p. 278, quoted in Anderson's Scotland in Early...

...marvellous. Professor Westwood, having examined half an inch square through a magnifying-glass, counted ' no fewer than one hundred and fifty-eight interlacements...slender ribbon pattern formed of white lines, edged with black cones upon a black ground.' The contents of the ' Book of Armagh ' are of supreme interest...

...In one space of about a quarter of an inch superficial, he counted with a magnifying glass.no less than one hundred and fifty-eight interlacements of...slender ribbon pattern, formed of white lines edged with black ones, upon a black ground. No wonder that tradition should allege, that these unerring lines...