Author: John G. Merne Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486419602 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 116
Book Description
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.
Author: J. Romilly Allen Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486416083 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 406
Book Description
Classic of scholarly research explores origins of Celtic art in Britain, Ireland, and Europe. Illustrated with 44 plates of photographs and line drawings of artifacts from a variety of sites, this study traces Celtic art in the Bronze and early Iron Ages, as well as Celtic art of the Christian period.
Author: T. D. Kendrick Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486427195 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 278
Book Description
Well-documented summary of Druidic culture offers a detailed account of the racial history, prehistory, and social atmosphere of this early Gallic and British civilization. The amply illustrated text considers many theories of the origin of Druidism, its temples and religious practices, and its early mention by Greek and Roman writers.
Author: Martin Wallace Publisher: Church House Publishing ISBN: 9780715141861 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 212
Book Description
The Celtic Resource Book provides a wealth of material that can be used for private meditation or public worship. Revised and with a new cover, it spans the whole breadth of Celtic Christianity - from the liturgies and prayers, to the stories of Celtic saints and Celtic artwork. A highly practical resource book for all clergy, worship and home group leaders, it includes: liturgies for different times of the day, for personal use at home or in larger groups liturgies for different occasions, for example baptism, marriages and funerals, and also for major festivals, Christmas, Easter, Pentecost and Harvest prayers for use at home, at work and on pilgrimage stories from the saints, which can be used as meditations at home or in house groups artistic activities, including Celtic crosses and stitching patterns practical advice on planning pilgrimages to many different sites other resources
Author: Marie-Louise Sjoestedt Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486115887 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 148
Book Description
Noted French scholar and linguist discusses gods of the continental Celts, beginnings of mythology in Ireland, Irish mother-goddesses and chieftain-gods, and heroes.
Author: Martin Wallace Publisher: Church House Pub ISBN: 9780715149065 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 195
Book Description
Provides material that can be used for private meditation or public worship. This book spans the whole breadth of Celtic Christianity - from liturgies and prayers to the stories of Celtic saints and Celtic artwork. It includes liturgies for different times of the day, for personal use at home or in larger groups; liturgies for different occasions, for example baptism, marriages and funerals; prayers for at home, at work or on pilgrimage; stories from the saints; artistic activities, including Celtic crosses and stitching patterns; and practical advice on planning pilgrimages.
Author: Lady Gregory Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486417172 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 404
Book Description
Enthralling accounts of the legendary Cuchulain, the greatest of ancient Ireland's Knights of the Red Branch, tell of his birth and boyhood deeds, exploits in love and war, and premature death, all in the same beautifully simple style Lady Gregory first heard them as a child. Preface by W. B. Yeats.
Author: Charles Squire Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486122093 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 494
Book Description
Splendid compilation of tales ranges from Arthurian myth to less-familiar adventures, such as Finn and his Fenians, plus many other heroic figures from the Gaelic pantheon.
Author: John Arnott MacCulloch Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486427652 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 436
Book Description
This classic study by a distinguished scholar, first published in 1911, builds upon the surviving texts of the ancient Celtic religion, as well as current folk customs. Topics include nature worship and customs related to the culture of the dead, including rites of rebirth and transmigration.
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