Download or read book Celtic Design and Ornament for Calligraphers written by Jack Mackinder and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1999 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The marvels of Celtic design depend both on understanding how to create ornament and pattern, and on knowing how to devise a composition - a dazzling arrangement which is even more striking than its individual components. Here you can find the key to these remarkable designs. Jack Mackinder has divided his book into two parts. Firstly, he explains how the pages of the Book of Kells, the Book of Durrow and the other great Gospel manuscripts of the 7th to 9th centuries were set out by the ancient scribes. The author has re-created the precise geometric methods they used, explaining how you can apply these principles to your own work. Secondly, he shows how to draw step patterns, key patterns, interlaces and spirals to fit into the shapes created in the manuscripts.
Download or read book Celtic Calligraphy written by K. Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this book you will learn how to write the beautiful calligraphy that we associate with Celtic culture, and be taught how to develop scripts that are based on original medieval manuscripts into lovely projects to treasure. Starting with the materials you need and basic calligraphy techniques, the book will move on to the development and improvement of skills with design elements, exercises, clear instruction on lettering, using colour, knotwork illustration and illumination, with inspirational examples of Celtic art and lettering. Beginners will find much to help them in this practical guide and more experienced calligraphers will learn much about Celtic influences and the way lettering can be enhanced with stylised knotwork illustration and illumination. Traditional letterforms can be transformed into unique works of art with an intertwining of colour, art and design. Stylised letterforms are ornament in themselves, but enhanced with knotwork, Celtic swirls and patterns, illumination, colour and design, Celtic calligraphy becomes an exciting art form based in fascinating ancient traditions. This can be taken into the realms of fantasy art, book illustration, crafting, written work -- and into tattoo design.
Download or read book A Handbook of Celtic Ornament written by John G. Merne and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even the most elaborate Celtic pattern boils down to a few basic motifs (including spirals, swastikas, circles, "s" curves, knots, tau crosses, sun signs, etc.). This lavishly illustrated handbook of over 600 designs offers a key to the intricacies of Celtic decoration, showing how the judicious use of these simple symbols, motifs, or ideographs can be used to develop newer and more ambitious patterns to meet the requirements of modern decorative art. Over 600 black-and-white illus.
Download or read book Celtic Illumination written by Courtney Davis and published by Search Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical and inspiring guide to creating beautiful illuminated pictures and patterns, including spiral designs, knotwork interlacings, zoomorphic ornament and more. Courtney Davis illustrates his techniques, showing how to build up and decorate an inspiring selection of Celtic designs. Taking his inspiration from Celtic art and historical manuscripts he interprets the designs, creating his own spiral, knotwork, zoomorphic and key patterns with an infectious energy and enthusiasm. Using bright, bold colours, and strong lines, he takes you through all the stages from creating a rough to decoration and the finished design. An invaluable book for all those interested in Celtic art, the origins and the methods of construction.
Download or read book Designing Celtic Ornament written by David Balade and published by Artis. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the immense popularity and the timeless appeal of Celtic ornaments, David Balade has chosen the most interesting, diverse and typical patterns and motifs of Celtic art for this practical and historical sourcebook.
Download or read book Celtic Letters and Ornaments written by Dover and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2008-01-11 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathered from the rarest of resources, 227 black-and-white Celtic motifs and Kellstype initials comprise this unsurpassed treasury of design. Glowing with extravagant beauty, masterfully ornate letters of the alphabet are displayed amid the interlaced beasts, intricate knots, and visual punning of an art form admired for centuries.
Download or read book In Search of the Holy Grail written by Veronica Ortenberg and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys the influence of the middle ages, and of medieval attitudes and values, on later periods and on the modern world. Many artistic, political and literary movements have drawn inspiration and sought their roots in the thousand years between 500 and 1500 AD. Medieval Christianity, and its rich legacy, has been the essential background to European culture as a whole.Gothic architecture and chivalry were two keys to Romanticism, while nationalists, including the Nazis, looked back to the middle ages to find emerging signs of national character. In literature few myths have been as durable or popular as those of King Arthur, stretching from the Dark Ages to Hollywood. In Search of the Holy Grail is a vivid account of how later ages learnt about and interpreted the middle ages.
Download or read book The Grammar of Ornament written by Owen Jones and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Celtic Alphabets written by Aidan Meehan and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1997 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meehan's brilliantly creative study of the great Celtic manuscripts underpins this wonderful collection of 16 alphabets. From sixth-century birds to late medieval Celtic dragons, from early Celtic spirals to the latter Tree of Life, more than 400 drawings cover the whole spectrum of Celtic ornament in its most useful form, as well as the fascinating evolution of the letterforms themselves, from Roman to Irish Gothic.
Download or read book Celtic Ornament written by Courtney Davis and published by Cassell PLC. This book was released on 2001-05-10 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted artist and best-selling author Courtney Davis celebrates the intricate artistry of the great Celtic Christian scribes. Early Celtic artists drew upon ancient traditions to design exquisitely patterned jewelry, metalwork, and carvings. With the arrival of Celtic Christianity, their focus turned to the glorification of God, seen in magnificently illustrated manuscripts such as the Book of Kells. Drawing upon these two historical traditions, Davis offers a fresh look at Celtic ornamentation, using examples from famous manuscripts, gospels, and other works. "A very useful source for artists."--Library Journal.
Download or read book The Celtic Design Book written by Aidan Meehan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A manual that provides a comprehensive source of instruction for artists, designers and craftspeople of various kinds.
Download or read book Celtic Design written by Aidan Meehan and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1995 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The designs and patterns of the Celts, expressed in their metalwork, stonework and jewelery, and continued in the manuscript illumination of Celtic Christianity, are an art form whose legacy has fascinated both Celtic and non-Celtic peoples for centuries.
Download or read book Celtic Hand Stroke by Stroke written by Arthur Baker and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1983-04-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete, stroke-by-stroke guide to producing Celtic calligraphy. Learn how to create each leter of the alphabet in the age-old Celtic manner. Crystal clear instructions also cover pens, inks, work surface, paper and lines, how to hold the pen and more. 38 full-page plates plus 8 illustrations.
Download or read book Celtic Knotwork written by Iain Bain and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient art of Celtic knotwork in stone, jewelry and metal explained for today's artists, craftsmen and all those interested in history.
Download or read book Celtic and Anglo Saxon Art and Ornament in Full Color CD ROM and Book written by J. O. Westwood and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2008-06-11 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Celtic Vector Motifs written by Alan Weller and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of more than 300 easily customized graphics features mythical beasts, circular and square spot illustrations, and other traditional motifs, all graced by the intertwined style of ancient Celtic artwork. Files are offered in EPS, SVG, JPEG, and PNG formats.
Download or read book Calligraphic Flourishing written by Bill Hildebrandt and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 1995 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed discussion of the dynamics of moving the tool is followed by an alphabet of strokes used to build and analyze flourishes. Also covers design principles, technique in different situations, and Italic and Gothic scripts. Abundant examples are provided. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Port
