Celtic Decorative Art
Celtic Decorative Art
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Decorative arts in the Celtic culture are world-renowned for their beauty, intricacy and depth of meaning. This new book uses many of the ancient sources as inspiration, creating new patterns and designs which will both inspire and encourage readers.
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Celtic Decorative Art by Deborah O'brien
With an illustrated history of the Celts and their Art by Mairéad Ashe FitzGerald. Decorative arts in the Celtic culture are world-renowned for their beauty, intricacy and depth of meaning. Among the most famous examples are illustrated manuscripts such as The Book of Kells. This new book uses many of the ancient sources as inspiration, but brings a personal, modern interpretation to the motifs, creating new and exciting patterns and designs which will both inspire and encourage readers. PART ONE: History of Celtic Art from ancient times to today. Illustrated with photographs and drawings of wapons, manuscripts, silver and gold objects, embroidery and murals. PART TWO: New designs in lavish colour and black & white inspired by Celtic beliefs, traditions and decorative sources. Subjects covered include: infinity, love, trees, birds, fish, animals, water. Describes sources of inspiration, practical uses and symbolic significance.
'Celtic Decorative Art, by Deborah O'Brien, provides numerous patterns that can be used in drawing, stenciling, painting or any other imaginative mediumThe designs are orignal, based on historical artifacts.' -- The Daily Astorian, Oregon
Deborah O'Brien, artist, poet and teacher was born in Dublin. She studied design, fabric printing and silk screen crafts at the National College of Art and Design, and later taught there. Mairéad Ashe FitzGerald grew up in County Clare. She was a graduate of NUI Galway and University College Dublin where she studied Archaeology. Mairéad taught Irish and History before working in publishing for many years. Being invited by OBP to write books allowed her to indulge her passion for research into Ireland's history, archaeology and literature. Mairead died in March 2022.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780862785987 |
| ISBN 10 | 0862785987 |
| Title | Celtic Decorative Art |
| Author | Deborah O'brien |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | O'Brien Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |