Scotland - The Celtic Psalter is Scotland's oldest known book and will be on display for the next three months (till March 14th) at the University of Edinburgh's library. Until now, this rare manuscript has been carefully guarded under lock and key and has only been made available to a handful of scholars.
The 11th century tome contains hand-written psalms in latin and is illustrated with Celtic and Pictish imagery. "It is a riot of colour. You would think someone had gone over it with a felt-tip pen," said librarian, Joseph Marshall. "People have been reluctant to show it, but now we have a special display case, and really this is the book's first public outing in 1,000 years."
Experts speculate the psalter was created by monks in Iona who are also thought to have been involved in the creation of the Book of Kells - one of the most famous of all illuminated manuscripts.
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