Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Painting
Author | : Carl Nordenfalk |
Publisher | : Chatto & Windus |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Carl Nordenfalk |
Publisher | : Chatto & Windus |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Carl Adam Johan Nordenfalk |
Publisher | : George Braziller |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : |
This book presents a colection of colour pla tes from famous illuminated manuscripts that emerged from mo nasteries and island workshops during the 7th and 8th centur ies A.D., including the Book of Kells, the Lindisfarne Gospe ls, and the Book of Durrow. '
Author | : Derek Hull |
Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780853235491 |
Much of early medieval Celtic and Anglo-Saxon art is based on the display of motifs – key, interlacing, spiral and zoomorphic – in well-defined panels in simple and complex arrays. A study of the arrangement of the panels and the fine detail of the motifs indicates that the artists relied on geometric methods and principles first used by Egyptians and Greeks. This book reflects Derek Hull’s life-long interest in interpreting the exciting and exotic patterns revealed by scientific studies using light and electron microscopes. His interest in Celtic and Anglo-Saxon art started with a casual observation of an interlacing pattern on an early medieval stone cross set in a churchyard. There followed many years of exploration of art in metal, stone and vellum from all parts of the British Isles and Ireland, resulting in some fascinating discoveries. Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Art reveals new and intriguing facets of these works that add to our appreciation of the beauty of the art and the skills of the artists. "This is a book for lovers of Celtic art, design and calligraphy, and will both delight and captivate... A must-have for both the cognoscenti and enthusiasts of Celtic religious art."—Cambria
Author | : Leslie Webster |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
The seven centuries of the Anglo-Saxon period in England, roughly AD 400-1100, were a time of extraordinary and profound transformation in almost every aspect of its culture, culminating in a dramatic shift from a barbarian society to a recognizably medieval civilization. This book traces the changing nature of that art, the different roles it played in Anglo-Saxon culture, and the various ways it both reflected and influenced the changing context in which it was created.
Author | : J. O. Westwood |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2008-06-11 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 0486997235 |
Compiled from brilliant illuminated manuscripts such as The Book of Kells, this collection spotlights the Christian iconography of ancient Britain. These colorful ornaments date from the Roman occupation through the Norman conquest. Abounding in intertwined lacings, abstract animal figures, meticulously drawn letters, winding scrolls of foliate designs, and uniquely solemn religious imagery, they offer a wondrous variety of ancient ornamental artwork.
Author | : Jan Messent |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Altered books |
ISBN | : 9781844484096 |
This book combines everything held dear to the author's heart in a single volume - embroidery, writing, artwork, history and books. Her beautifully executed creations combine myriad materials, including hand-stitched threads, glued papers, fabrics, fibres, paints and beads, and are presented here as a series of 'altered books', each representing a chapter that follows on from the last, and each exploring one of the major themes of the book, including textiles, stitches, clothing and accessories. Historical facts are ingeniously interwoven with contemporary renditions of ancient artworks, bringing to life the ancient skills of Celtic, Viking and Anglo-Saxon women, and celebrating the centuries-old tradition of embroidery in England that has served as a foundation for present-day excellence.
Author | : J. O. Westwood |
Publisher | : Dover Publications |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Illumination of books and manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon |
ISBN | : 9780486458168 |
Fifty-three full-color plates capture the earthy, often primitive art forms of ancient Irish and Anglo-Saxon culture. Selected from incredibly rare manuscripts, this wondrous variety of ornamental artwork is alive with intertwined lacings, abstract animals, and meticulously drawn and detailed letters, as well as solemn religious imagery.
Author | : George Bain |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2013-07-24 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0486317447 |
This unique volume clearly demonstrates simple geometric techniques for making intricate knots, interlacements, spirals, Kellstype initials, human and animal figures in distinctive Celtic style. Features over 500 illustrations.
Author | : Courtney Davis |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0486412296 |
Artists, illustrators, designers, and craftspeople in search of exceptionally bold and inventive motifs will find them in this versatile treasury brimming with 125 royalty-free designs. Taken from authentic Celtic and Old Norse sources, they include an amazing array of birds, human figures, and mythological creatures, all ingeniously woven into an intricate network of spirals and interlacings. Meticulously adapted from artwork that graced ancient rune stones and religious symbols, furniture, manuscripts, bronze mirrors, sword hilts, cooking utensils, and other artifacts, the illustrations depict a crucifix; decorative creatures that adorned the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels; interwoven designs from stone crosses of Ireland, Scotland, and Cornwall; and many other designs and motifs. Convenient and inexpensive, this collection offers inspiration and a wealth of immediately usable dramatic ornamentation rich in character and distinctive in content.
Author | : Julia Farley |
Publisher | : British museum Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Art, Celtic |
ISBN | : |
A beautifully illustrated study of Celtic arts -- style, development and revival - and the relationship between art objects and identity, covering 2500 years of history.