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Book of Kells, a Rare card
The Book of Kells is an illustrated manuscript and Celtic Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 380,000
Ranked #901 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was created in a Columban monastery in Ireland or Scotland, and may have had contributions from various Columban institutions across Ireland and Scotland.
- It is believed to have been created c. 800 AD.
- The text of the Gospels is largely drawn from the Vulgate, although it also includes several passages drawn from the earlier versions of the Bible known as the Vetus Latina.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Book of Kells article was read about 380,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Book of Kells
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Book of Kells (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
