Celtic art : from its beginnings to the Book of Kells / Ruth and Vincent Megaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Megaw, M. Ruth.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Megaw, J. V. S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Celtic.

Arte celta.

Local Subjects:

Arte celta.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

312 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, [2001]

Summary:

"In the Decade since it was first published, Celtic Art: From its Beginnings to the Book of Kells has established itself as the definitive introduction to a vast field of European artistic endeavour. The authors discuss the origin and identity of the Celts and introduce us to the study of their elusive, shape-changing, non-narrative art, investigating its antecedents, its styles and motifs, and its relationship to the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean." "Included in this new edition are surveys of recent Europe-wide discoveries, finds which have entailed a shift in the emphasis placed on certain aspects of the development of Celtic art. With a wealth of illustrations (many of which are new to this edition), location maps for each period and an up-to-date bibliography, Celtic Art will remain the standard work in its field for many years to come."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

The Antecedents of Celtic Iron Age Art

The Chieftainly Art of the Early La Tene Celts

The Arts of Expansion

The Sword Bearers: The Celts of the Later Third and Second Centuries BC

Cities, Centralization and Coinage

Insular Pre-Roman Celtic Art

Into the Christian Era

The Stone Knight and the Golden Bough: a Decade of New Discoveries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-298) and index.

ISBN:

050028265X

9780500282656

OCLC:

47790275