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Product Identifiers
PublisherCornell University Press
ISBN-100801448697
ISBN-139780801448690
eBay Product ID (ePID)73274335
Product Key Features
Book TitleArt of the Celts : 700 B. C. to A. D. 700
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicEurope / Western, History / Medieval, History / Ancient & Classical
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, History
AuthorFelix Müller
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight52.1 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width9.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"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), "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)
SynopsisDistributed 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 developed ornamental repertoire of the Celts is elucidated and made intelligible through original archaeological finds, diagrams and computer simulations., 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...
