New Wonder: The Book of Kells

AK47

Retired Wonder Architect
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Here's one on request by KingArthur:
The Book of Kells

"The Work Not of Men but of Angels…" (Giraldus Cambrensis, c.1150 AD) - A treasure of Celtic culture - one of the most famous books in the history of the world. Completed in about 800 AD, it is the most elaborate manuscript of its kind to survive from the early Middle Ages.

I'd guess make it available with Theology, mainly for culture and happy faces? Other suggestions more than welcome.

Ta!
AK.
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Here's the icon preview... (new version 29/01/04)
 

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And the wondersplash.

This one was custom-made for Civ by Kathy @ visionized.com
With a big THANKS ! :goodjob:
 

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Thanks :) I don't need The Book of Kells right now, but it will serve as another book in fantasy mod.
 
:hmm: I wonder how I could use this in a fantasy mod. I'll figure out something when I get to wonders. Great job, I'll probably put it in my standard game mod as well. Which is a slightly adapted version of DyP's newest mod.
 
Well in WH-Mod it will be "Liber Mortis" which is the first great book on necromancy, enabling healing in enemy territory (previously Raise Dead, which now produces undead).
 
It's great, thank you.

It's just a culture and happy-face wonder in my scenario and comes with monasticism.
 
The call Ireland the land of saints and scholars.

Without Ireland a lot of technology and documents wouldn't have been secured without the scholars of Ireland preserving them in the Book of Kells and similar records. Europe would have remained in it's Dark Age much much longer.

I might use this in my Irish Civil War scenario because in 1921 many papers similar to the Book of Kells were destroyed because of artillery bombardment by the Irish Free State.
 
'lo,

I was never completely satisfied with how this one turned out.
So I'm trying to change it a little.

This is what it looks like at the moment. B4/after
Comments ???
 

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The one with the shadow looks much better IMHO. It's great either way though. And the splash is good quality, too.
 
hah, and I was thinking if I should complain about the lack of shadows :p
It looks much better now!
 
These are really minor things but if you ask... I'd move the shadow of the book stand more to center and made the letters on second page smaller/lighter.
 
I was thinking:

1/ I redo the bookstand shadow on my pcx
2/ send it to you
3/ you redo the book pages and lights
4/ send it back to me (large.pcx only)
5/ I update the .zip

Because I think you loose a lot of picture quality going from pcx to jpg to pcx, or am I wrong ? (can't check in PSP, as I'm at work now)
 
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