Celtic and Old Norse Designs

Celtic and Old Norse Designs

Author: Courtney Davis

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0486412296

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Artists, illustrators, designers, and craftspeople in search of exceptionally bold and inventive motifs will find them in this versatile treasury brimming with 125 royalty-free designs. Taken from authentic Celtic and Old Norse sources, they include an amazing array of birds, human figures, and mythological creatures, all ingeniously woven into an intricate network of spirals and interlacings. Meticulously adapted from artwork that graced ancient rune stones and religious symbols, furniture, manuscripts, bronze mirrors, sword hilts, cooking utensils, and other artifacts, the illustrations depict a crucifix; decorative creatures that adorned the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels; interwoven designs from stone crosses of Ireland, Scotland, and Cornwall; and many other designs and motifs. Convenient and inexpensive, this collection offers inspiration and a wealth of immediately usable dramatic ornamentation rich in character and distinctive in content.


Celtic and Norse Designs CD-ROM and Book

Celtic and Norse Designs CD-ROM and Book

Author: Amy L. Lusebrink

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2006-12-15

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 0486997928

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Rescued from ancient sources, these exceptionally bold motifs include an amazing array of birds, human figures, and mythological creatures, all ingeniously woven into intricate networks of spirals and interlacings. 221 illustrations, 48 of them in color, meticulously adapted from artwork that once graced ancient rune stones, furniture, sword hilts, and other artifacts.


Celtic Designs and Motifs

Celtic Designs and Motifs

Author: Courtney Davis

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1991-05-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0486267180

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Contains 103 copyright-free Celtic designs and motifs for graphic artists.


Viking Designs

Viking Designs

Author: A. G. Smith

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0486404692

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This compilation features more than 175 dynamic, royalty-free motifs in a wide range of styles. Derived from the metalwork, woodwork, textiles, carvings, and ceramics of the Viking homelands of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, they include sinuously intertwined patterns, mythological animals, dragon-slaying heroes on horseback, and many other striking images.


159 Celtic Designs

159 Celtic Designs

Author: Amy L. Lusebrink

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0486276880

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Over 150 motifs reflecting the eye-catching intricacies of Celtic design, ideal for use in graphics layouts, needlework designs and other art and craft projects. Often incorporating sinuous interlacements of animal, floral and abstract motifs, the designs have been clearly and boldly drawn to provide the clearest possible image for reproduction. The collection includes a variety of interesting shapes and sizes.


Celtic Iron-On Transfer Patterns

Celtic Iron-On Transfer Patterns

Author: Courtney Davis

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1989-08-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780486260594

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Appealing collection of 65 easy-to-apply iron-on transfer patterns featuring finely balanced Celtic designs that range from simple fretwork to elaborate wreaths, borders and frames that imaginatively incorporate animals and plants. Apply to any flat surface that absorbs ink. Easy-to-follow instructions tell how to transfer designs that can be used for crewel work, fabric painting, appliqué, wood burning and other crafts.


Celtic Charted Designs

Celtic Charted Designs

Author: Co Spinhoven

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-08-29

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 0486157199

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Over 300 lovely designs from Book of Kells, Tara Brooch, and other authentic Celtic sources: spiral work, knot work, biomorphic patterns, more.


Celtic Animals Charted Designs

Celtic Animals Charted Designs

Author: Ina Kliffen

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780486291253

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Forty-three carefully designed color-coded charts depict bizarre mythical creatures that abound in Celtic art. Complete instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams enable even beginning needlecrafters to create a wealth of fabulous patterns that will embellish clothing, linens, and other domestic items.


Great Book of Celtic Patterns

Great Book of Celtic Patterns

Author: Lora Irish

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9781565239265

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"Provides historical overview of Celtic art; step-by-step instructions for creating twists, braids, and knotted lines; over 200 patterns; a guide to using color in your work; and a gallery of the author's art using Celtic knot work"--


Celtic Knotwork Designs

Celtic Knotwork Designs

Author: Sheila Sturrock

Publisher: GMC Publications

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781861080400

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A foolproof, at-a-glance guide to this very popular type of design. No special skills or equipment are needed and the designs you create can be transferred to any medium, from carving to embroidery. Over 200 designs are shown in easy stages, including building up the initial line drawing, identifying crossing points and creating the characteristic Celtic ribbonwork.