Celtic and Anglo - Saxon Art: Geometric Aspects: Geometric Perspectives - Brossura

Hull, Derek

Brossura

ISBN 10: 085323549X ISBN 13: 9780853235491

Casa editrice: Liverpool Univ Pr, 2003

Riassunto

Much of early medieval Celtic and Anglo-Saxon art is based on the display of motifs – key, interlacing, spiral and zoomorphic – in well-defined panels in simple and complex arrays. A study of the arrangement of the panels and the fine detail of the motifs indicates that the artists relied on geometric methods and principles first used by Egyptians and Greeks. This book reflects Derek Hull’s life-long interest in interpreting the exciting and exotic patterns revealed by scientific studies using light and electron microscopes. His interest in Celtic and Anglo-Saxon art started with a casual observation of an interlacing pattern on an early medieval stone cross set in a churchyard. There followed many years of exploration of art in metal, stone and vellum from all parts of the British Isles and Ireland, resulting in some fascinating discoveries. Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Art reveals new and intriguing facets of these works that add to our appreciation of the beauty of the art and the skills of the artists.

"This is a book for lovers of Celtic art, design and calligraphy, and will both delight and captivate... A must-have for both the cognoscenti and enthusiasts of Celtic religious art."—Cambria

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• Editore: Liverpool Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 085323549X
• ISBN 13: 9780853235491
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256