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 Celtic Alphabets written by Aidan Meehan and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1997 with total page 100 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 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 Motifs written by David Balade and published by Search Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Nonfiction. Reporter Eric Poor found himself flying in an antique WWII bomber one day and serving on a panel with a MAD magazine editor the next. He might be climbing a mountain in the snow to interview a man celebrating his 80th birthday and the next day be hitching a flight to Belize. His job as a journalist and photographer brought him countless adventures. Curiosity may have killed a cat but it makes a journalist's motor purr. If you are considering a life in journalism, or are just curious about what a journalist's life is like, this book is for you. The author lays out both the challenges and the rewards, and leaves behind a number of valuable tips—for living and for writing—along the way.
Download or read book Celtic Ornaments from the Book of Kells written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 Design Coloring Book written by Ed Sibbett and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1979 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The designs in Celtic illuminated manuscripts represent a distinctive fusion of native Irish, Germanic, and Near Eastern motifs. Graphic artist Ed Sibbett has brilliantly captured the intricacy and beauty of this original art tradition in 37 drawings based on illustrations in the Book of Durrow, the Gospels of St. Willibrord, and the illustrious Book of Kells. Among the motifs are the characteristic Celtic interlacings, geometric-animal combinations, and decorative initials, plus powerful ornaments and symbolic abstractions of animals and people. A portrait of St. Matthew appears as a centerspread, not backed up, that may be taken out and framed. Captions identify the source of each picture and explain the iconography.
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 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 The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones written by Owen Jones and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Notes on Celtic Ornament written by John Romilly Allen and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Grammar of Ornament Illustrated by examples from various styles of ornament One hundred plates drawn on stone by F Bedford and printed in colours by Day and Son Essays on the ornament of the Renaissance and the Italian periods by M D Wyatt etc written by Owen Jones and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Illuminated Letters written by Aidan Meehan and published by Celtic Design. This book was released on 1992 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Celtic Design series: a reference manual on Celtic illuminated letters, blending history and anecdote with practical instruction.
Download or read book Celtic Stained Glass Coloring Book written by Courtney Davis and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen full-page plates of Celtic motifs on translucent paper. Mythical beasts, Celtic crosses, saints, and more. Color and hang near a light source for exciting stained glass effects.
Download or read book Bizarre and Ornamental Alphabets written by Carol Belanger Grafton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exquisite collection of usable, unusual, royalty-free lettering includes 1,685 bizarre and ornamental letters, including 50 full alphabets in a variety of motifs, including 11th centuy Anglo-Celtic, military, silhouettes, mathematics, and many more.
Download or read book Celtic and Anglo Saxon Art and Ornament in Color written by J. O. Westwood and published by Dover Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
