Housed in the Berkeley Library at Trinity College Dublin, The Book of Kells is over 1200 years old.
1,460 copies of The Book of Kells have been made, each weighing 20lbs.
'Jo-Maxi' presents viewers with the chance to win one of these limited edition copies for their school. The competition involves submitting a piece of art related to the Book of Kells.
Reproducing the book involved photographing every page of the original. The copies have a retail price of $14,800 or £10,000 approximately.
This episode of Jo-Maxi was broadcast on 11 December 1989. The reporter is Geri Lalor.
