Art of the Celts: 700 B. C. to A. D. 700
Distributed in North America for Mercatorfonds.\ Celtic art is the first important contribution made by the peoples of Northern Europe to European art. In this book, masterpieces of Celtic art covering fourteen centuries from its origins in the early 7th century B.C. to its late blossoming in Irish book illumination in the period around A.D. 700 are presented. The exceptional pieces exemplifying this art are selected from all over Europe, from Scotland to Hungary. The puzzling and highly...
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Celtic art is the first important contribution made by the peoples of Northern Europe to European art. In this book, masterpieces of Celtic art covering fourteen centuries from its origins in the early 7th century B.C. to its late blossoming in Irish book illumination in the period around A.D. 700 are presented. The exceptional pieces exemplifying this art are selected from all over Europe, from Scotland to Hungary. The puzzling and highly developed ornamental repertoire of the Celts is elucidated and made intelligible through original archaeological finds, diagrams and computer simulations. Table of Contents: 1. Who Are the Celts? What Is Art?; 2. At the Sources of the Danube: 7th to 5th Centuries B.C.; 3. Italy, the Balkans and Asia Minor: 5th to 3rd Centuries B.C.; 4. In the Heart of Europe: 2nd Century B.C. to 1 A..D; 5. Gaul and Germania: 1 AD to 4th Century A.D.; 6. British Isles and Ireland: 1 AD to 8th Century A.D.; 7. From Athens to Ireland: A Summary
1 History, Archaeology and ArtChronologyWho were the Celts? What is Art?At the Sources of the River Danube: 7th to 5th Centuries BCItaly, the Balkans and Asia Minor: 5th to 3rd Centuries BCAt the Heart of Europe: 2nd Century BC to the Common EraGaul and Germania: From the Beginning of the Common Era to the 4th Century ADThe British Isles and Ireland: From the Beginning of the Common Era to the 8th Century ADFrom Athens to Ireland: Conclusion2 Masterpieces of Celtic Art: Cataloge 1-403 Pattern Book of Celtic Art: 101 MotifsAppendixMap: Major Sites of Celtic ArchaeologyIndex of SitesSelected Sources and LiteratureIllustration Sources
\ From the Publisher"This informative book begins in 700 B.C. with colorful display pottery and proceeds through the centuries to book illuminations created in Christian monasteries in the eighth century. Concentrating on ornamentation as the Celts' main form of expression, weapons, helmets, chariots, pottery, jewelery and coinage are shown in color and black-and-white photographs."-The Globe and Mail (Toronto)\ \
