{"product_id":"celtic-art-the-methods-of-construction-dover-art-instruction","title":"Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction (Dover Art Instruction)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHalf title: Celtic art.; Reprint of the 1951 ed. published by W. MacLellan, Glasgow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReprint of the 1951 edition published by W. MacLellan, Glasgow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe construction principles of Celtic art were re-discovered in the middle of the 20th century by George Bain. Until his writing, the intricate knots, interlacings, and spirals used in illuminating The Book of Kells and in decorating craftwork and jewelry seemed almost impossible, \"the work of angels.\" In this pioneering work, George Bain shows how simple principles, no more difficult than those used in needlecraft, were used to create some of the finest artistic works ever seen. He also explains how you can use these principles in re-creating artifacts and in creating your own Celtic designs for art and craft work or even for recreational use.\u003cbr\u003eStep-by-step procedures carefully introduce the simple rules and methods of Celtic knot work and the well-known designs from the great manuscripts and stone work. Later chapters build up to complex knot work, spiral work, and key pattern designs, with special coverage of alphabets and the stylized use of animals, humans, and plants. Altogether over 225 different patterns are presented for your use, with hundreds of modification suggestions, 110 historical and modern artifacts showing designs in use, a great number of letters including six complete alphabets and 25 decorative initials, and a number of animal and human figures used in the original Celtic works.\u003cbr\u003eArtists, students, craftspeople, even children can work with these patterns and instructions for creating dynamic designs for use in leather work, in embroidery and other needle work, in metalwork, jewelry making, card design, borders, panels, illuminations, and in countless other ways. Mathematicians will find a great deal of pleasure in the geometric principles on which the patterns are based. Art historians and others interested in studying Celtic art will find a great number of outstanding art works and the best presentation in English for understanding Celtic design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrontispieces \n\u003cbr\u003eTHE TARA BROOCH \n\u003cbr\u003eTHE CRUCIFORM PAGE FROM THE LINDISFARNE GOSPELS \n\u003cbr\u003ePreface \n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \n\u003cbr\u003eKnotwork Borders \n\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \n\u003cbr\u003eA. Precursors of Celtic Interlacings \n\u003cbr\u003eB. The methods of construction \n\u003cbr\u003e 1. General principles for designing Celtic Knotwork \n\u003cbr\u003e 2. General principles of methods of construction \n\u003cbr\u003e 3. Simple Celtic interlacing borders \n\u003cbr\u003e 4. Celtic Knotwork borders \n\u003cbr\u003e 5. Applications to craftwork for simple interlacings \n\u003cbr\u003e 6. Border designs and their application to circles \n\u003cbr\u003e 7. Knotwork borders \n\u003cbr\u003e 8. Interlacing borders \n\u003cbr\u003e 9. Interlacing borders \n\u003cbr\u003e 10. Interlacing borders \n\u003cbr\u003e 11. Further border designs \n\u003cbr\u003e 12. Method of doubling interlacings \n\u003cbr\u003e 13. Method of mitring \n\u003cbr\u003e 14. Method of mitring \n\u003cbr\u003eC. Construction of ornaments, Monymusk Reliquary \n\u003cbr\u003eD. Construction of Viking ornament, Lewis \n\u003cbr\u003eKnowwork Panels \n\u003cbr\u003eE. Examples from Gospels of Lindisfarne and Book of Kells \n\u003cbr\u003eF. Comparison of similar designs at Salisbury and in Perthshire, Angus and Caithness \n\u003cbr\u003eG. Design on cross-slab at Ulbster, Caithness \n\u003cbr\u003eH. Panel from Book of Kells \n\u003cbr\u003e 1. Simple Knotwork Panels \n\u003cbr\u003e 2. Knotwork Panel in Pictish proportions \n\u003cbr\u003e 3. Variations from Plates 1 and 2 from Book of Kells \n\u003cbr\u003e 4. Example of continuity -- St. Madoes Stone \n\u003cbr\u003e 5. Further methods of constructing Knotwork Panels \n\u003cbr\u003e 6. Examples from Ulbster and Strathmartin Stones \n\u003cbr\u003e 7. Reptile Knotwork Panels, Shandwick Stone also panel from Lindisfarne, St. Vigeans, Dunfallandy, Eassie and McDurnan \n\u003cbr\u003e 8. Panels common to Lindisfarne, Ulbster, Collieburn and Glammis \n\u003cbr\u003e 9. Construction of Nigg Stone Panel \n\u003cbr\u003e 10. Example from a Book of Durrow border \n\u003cbr\u003e 11. Irish and Pictish Knotwork -- Durrow \n\u003cbr\u003e 12. Unit from Book of Durrow \n\u003cbr\u003e 13. Knotwork in circular panels. Shandwick Stone and Book of Kells \n\u003cbr\u003e 14. Circular panels -- Boko of Kells and Hilton of Cadbol Stone \n\u003cbr\u003eI. Construction orders -- Plate II, Book of Durrow \n\u003cbr\u003eJ. Completed design -- Plate II, Book of Durrow \n\u003cbr\u003eK. Design from Page of Eight Circled Cross, Kells \n\u003cbr\u003eL. Interlacing in Rossie Priory Stone \n\u003cbr\u003eSpirals \n\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \n\u003cbr\u003eM. Aberlemno Stone -- use of Triskele in all-over repeats. Examples of travesties of this design made in the past \n\u003cbr\u003e 1. Methods of constructing spirals \n\u003cbr\u003e 2. Construction of spiral centres \n\u003cbr\u003e 3. Spirals and breaking into trumpets \n\u003cbr\u003e 4. Joining spirals -- Kells and Aberlemno examples \n\u003cbr\u003e 5. Spiral centers from ancient British and Pictish enamel work \n\u003cbr\u003e 6. Examples of spiral centres from M.S.S. and enamel work \n\u003cbr\u003e 7. Spiral groups -- Book of Durrow \n\u003cbr\u003e 8. Spirals -- Kells and Lindisfarne \n\u003cbr\u003e 9. Spiral Borders \n\u003cbr\u003e 10. Borders and Terminals from M.S.S. and Ornamented Stones \n\u003cbr\u003e 11. Spiral panel and Hilton of Cadboll Stone \n\u003cbr\u003e 12. Panel on Shandwick Stone \n\u003cbr\u003e 13. All-over spiral patterns -- M.S.S. and stones \n\u003cbr\u003e 14. Examples from Kells and Lindisfarne \n\u003cbr\u003e Key Patterns \n\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \n\u003cbr\u003eN. Key pattern on arm of Aberlemno Cross showing earlier travesties \n\u003cbr\u003e 1. The construction of Key patterns \n\u003cbr\u003e 2. Key pattern borders and mitring \n\u003cbr\u003e 3. Patterns from Rosemarkie Stone and Lindisfarne \n\u003cbr\u003e 4. Key pattern borders and panels \n\u003cbr\u003e 5. Treatment of Nigg Stone and comparison with Maya Keys \n\u003cbr\u003e 6. Nigg Stone Key panel and variations \n\u003cbr\u003e 7. Key patterns -- Nigg, Kells and Lindisfarne \n\u003cbr\u003e 8. Comparison of methods by Welsh and Pictish designers in Pembrokeshire and Ross-shire \n\u003cbr\u003e 9. Reconstruction of panel -- Collieburn Stone Kells border and terminal \n\u003cbr\u003e 10. Comparison of Aberlemno, Aberlady and Lindisfarne keys \n\u003cbr\u003e 11. Examples of the minute accuracy of Kells scribes. Comparison of Kells and Farr Stone Keys \n\u003cbr\u003e 12. Further work of Kells scribes. Comparison of Rosemarkie, St. Chads and Kells keys \n\u003cbr\u003e 13. Application of key patterns to panels \n\u003cbr\u003e 14. Comparison of designs from Mezin, Russia (b.c. 20,000--b.c. 15,000), Kells Lindisfarne and Farr \n\u003cbr\u003eLettering \n\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \n\u003cbr\u003e 1. Kells script, quill formation \n\u003cbr\u003e 2. Celtic small and capital \"A\" from Books of Durrow, Kells and Lindisfarne \n\u003cbr\u003e 3. Letters B, C, and D \n\u003cbr\u003e 4. Letters E, F, G \n\u003cbr\u003e 5. Letters H, I, J, L \n\u003cbr\u003e 6. Letters M, N, O \n\u003cbr\u003e 7. Letters P, Q, R, 4th-6th century \n\u003cbr\u003e 8. Letters S, T \n\u003cbr\u003e 9. Letters U, V, W, X, Y, Z \n\u003cbr\u003e 10. Celtic alphabets of late 7th century and 4th-6th century \n\u003cbr\u003e 11. Ornamented Celtic capital letters \n\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ornamented capitals from Kells and Durrow \n\u003cbr\u003e 13. Ornamented capitals from Book of Kells \n\u003cbr\u003e 14. Symbols and contractions from Celtic M.S.S. and language problems from inscribed stones \n\u003cbr\u003e 15. Celtic type from an Irish book of 1711 \n\u003cbr\u003eZoomorphics \n\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \n\u003cbr\u003eO. Detail from Plate XIX -- Kells Studio edition \n\u003cbr\u003eP. Designs with human figures \n\u003cbr\u003eQ. All-over drop repeat from Lindisfarne Gospels \n\u003cbr\u003eR. Construction of design on \"Initium Evangeli\" page of Kells \n\u003cbr\u003eS. Panel from Kells page of Eight circled Cross \n\u003cbr\u003e 1. Bird Motifs in Lindisfarne Interlacing Ornaments \n\u003cbr\u003e 2. Treatments of Birds, heads, top-knots, necks, bodies, wings, tails, legs and toes in Book of Kells. \n\u003cbr\u003e 3. Birds as ornament motifs. Kells \n\u003cbr\u003e 4. Bird ornaments, Kells and Tara Brooch \n\u003cbr\u003e 5. Birds as interlacing ornaments -- Kells, MacRegol and Meigle Stone \n\u003cbr\u003e 6. Reptiles as Interlacing ornaments -- Kells \n\u003cbr\u003e 7. Reptiles as Interlacing ornaments -- Kells \n\u003cbr\u003e 8. Dog-like Animals -- Kells \n\u003cbr\u003e 9. Animals as Interlacing Ornaments -- Kells \n\u003cbr\u003e 10. Semi-realistical and mythical Animals -- Scottish Stones and Kells \n\u003cbr\u003e 11. \"Living Things of the Earth\" -- Kells Christ Monogram Page \n\u003cbr\u003e 12. Interlacing Human Figures -- Clonmacnoise and Meigle Stones and Kells XPI Monogram Page \n\u003cbr\u003e 13. Figures in Ornament -- Clonmacnoise and Kells \n\u003cbr\u003e 14. Interlaced Human male figures -- Kells \n\u003cbr\u003eT. Knotwork adapted to irregular shapes -- Plate XI Letter T -- Kells \n\u003cbr\u003eU. Kells designs -- Plates I, III, XII, and XIV \n\u003cbr\u003ePlant Forms \n\u003cbr\u003e Introduction -- The Celtic Tree of Life \n\u003cbr\u003eV. Designs from Kells Plates II, IV, XIV, and XVII also Meigle and Monifieth Stones \n\u003cbr\u003e A1. \"Tree of Life\" designs -- Kells \n\u003cbr\u003e A2. \"Tree of Life\" symbol -- Kells, Cadboll, Nigg, Tarbet -- Compared with Buddhist, Byzantine and Greek sources \n\u003cbr\u003e A3. Comparison of \"Potted Tree of Life\" examples -- Kells, Cottonian M.S., Eassie and Farnell Stones and Maya Art \n\u003cbr\u003e A4. \"Tree of Life\" -- Kells and North of England \n\u003cbr\u003e A5. Examples from Book of Kells and South Scotland \n\u003cbr\u003eW. Plant Forms -- Kells Plates III, XIV and XIX \n\u003cbr\u003eHuman Figures \n\u003cbr\u003e Introduction -- Semi-realistic Human Figures and probable Portraits from Books of Kells and Lindisfarne \n\u003cbr\u003e B1. Kells Portraits -- Infant Christ, The Virgin, St. Matthew, St. Luke, Angels \n\u003cbr\u003e B2. Types of Celtic Peoples of Britain and Ireland -- Kells, Lindisfarne and MacDurnan \n\u003cbr\u003e B3. Hands and Feet -- Kells, Lindisfarne and MacDurnan \n\u003cbr\u003e B4. Attitudes of Horses from Pictish Stones of East Scotland -- Edderton, Meigle, Migvie also Book of Kells \n\u003cbr\u003eApplications of Celtic Art \n\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \n\u003cbr\u003e1. Design by Leonardo da Vinci, \"Concatenation\" \n\u003cbr\u003e2. Design by Albrecht Durer, \"Sechs Knoten\" \n\u003cbr\u003e3. Design by Michelangelo for Capitol quadrangle, Rome \n\u003cbr\u003e4. Bronze champfrein from Torrs, Kirkcudbright \n\u003cbr\u003e5. Irish Bone Carvings \n\u003cbr\u003e6. The Trelan Bahow Mirror \n\u003cbr\u003e7. Doorway, Flaa Church, Hallingdal \n\u003cbr\u003e8. Wire work from Tara Brooch, Ardagh Chalice and Buckle from Sutton Hoo \n\u003cbr\u003e9. Magazine Cover Design \"Alba\" \n\u003cbr\u003e10. Design for Menu Card \n\u003cbr\u003e11. Greeting Card, Lindisfarne Birds of Friendship \n\u003cbr\u003e12. Celtic Greeting Card \n\u003cbr\u003e13. Gaelic New Year Cards -- Kells initial \"B\" \n\u003cbr\u003e14. \"Horse-shoe\" Greeting Card, Inverurie Stone \n\u003cbr\u003e15. Reproduction of Celtic Hunting Carpet \n\u003cbr\u003e16. Early British Enamel, Somerset \n\u003cbr\u003e17. Early British Enamel, Canterbury \n\u003cbr\u003e18. \"Doorway\" Design for New Year Greeting Card \n\u003cbr\u003e19. Design for Greeting Card \n\u003cbr\u003e20. Greeting Card adapted from Groudle Stone, Isle of Man \n\u003cbr\u003e21. Greeting Card adapted from the Rossie Priory Stone \n\u003cbr\u003e22. The Rossie Priory Stone \n\u003cbr\u003e23. The Aberlemno Stone \n\u003cbr\u003e24. The Hilton of Cadboll Stone \n\u003cbr\u003e25. The Author sketching the Hunt at the Nigg Stone \n\u003cbr\u003e26. The Rosemarkie Stone \n\u003cbr\u003e27. The Battersea Shiels \n\u003cbr\u003e28. Detail of design in King Henry VIII, portrait \n\u003cbr\u003e29. King Henry VIII by School of Holbein the Younger \n\u003cbr\u003e30. Zoomorphic Carpet design \n\u003cbr\u003e31. Fireplace Panel \n\u003cbr\u003e32. Contemporary design by girl aged 16 years \n\u003cbr\u003e33. Embroidery designed and worked by schoolgirls \n\u003cbr\u003e34. All over carpet design by the author \n\u003cbr\u003e35. Group of articles made by the author and pupils \n\u003cbr\u003e36. Further group of articles \n\u003cbr\u003e37. Bronze Plaque \n\u003cbr\u003e38. Bronze Plaque \n\u003cbr\u003e39. Celtic Art in Knitwear, etc. \n\u003cbr\u003e Finis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe construction principles of Celtic art were re-discovered in the middle of the 20th century by George Bain. Until his writing, the intricate knots, interlacings, and spirals used in illuminating The Book of Kells and in decorating craftwork and jewelry seemed almost impossible, \"the work of angels.\" In this pioneering work, George Bain shows how simple principles, no more difficult than those used in needlecraft, were used to create some of the finest artistic works ever seen. He also explains how you can use these principles in re-creating artifacts and in creating your own Celtic designs for art and craft work or even for recreational use.\u003cbr\u003eStep-by-step procedures carefully introduce the simple rules and methods of Celtic knot work and the well-known designs from the great manuscripts and stone work. Later chapters build up to complex knot work, spiral work, and key pattern designs, with special coverage of alphabets and the stylized use of animals, humans, and plants. Altogether over 225 different patterns are presented for your use, with hundreds of modification suggestions, 110 historical and modern artifacts showing designs in use, a great number of letters including six complete alphabets and 25 decorative initials, and a number of animal and human figures used in the original Celtic works.\u003cbr\u003eArtists, students, craftspeople, even children can work with these patterns and instructions for creating dynamic designs for use in leather work, in embroidery and other needle work, in metalwork, jewelry making, card design, borders, panels, illuminations, and in countless other ways. Mathematicians will find a great deal of pleasure in the geometric principles on which the patterns are based. 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