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Author: Joules Taylor
Publisher:
Published: 2007-09-01
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9785557597104
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresenting more than 50 Celtic symbols, this magical volume illuminates Celtic wisdom, bringing the essence of Celtic beliefs into everyday living. Illustrated with beautiful artefacts and enchanting artworks by Emma Garner.
Author: Sabine Heinz
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2008-03
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 1402746245
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is it about the arts of the ancient Celts that make them so fascinating for todays fashions and jewellery, graphic design and even architecture? Its as though their ancient magical powers still cast a spell over us. Its easy to see why, when you become familiar with the stories and the representations of the 50 most important symbol groupings. Illustrated texts reveal dozens of cultic figures featured in ancient Celtic rituals, including wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish, trees and flowers, numbers, spirals, crosses, circles and many other designs. Each spread depicts the qualities and values they symbolise, with examples of characters and stories from ancient myths that can be incorporated into modern-day designs.
Author: Miranda Green
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-10-03
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 1134893930
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRadical new interpretation of Celts and their way of life
Author: Derek Bryce
Publisher: Weiser Books
Published: 1995-11-01
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 1609256549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA guide to the basic symbolism of the Celtic Cross, featuring rare illustrations. Did you know that the basic symbolism of the cross is that of the world axis, or the link between Heaven and Earth? Or that the main feature of the ornamented Celtic Cross, the wheel cross, is not derived from the crucifixion, but from a more ancient symbol the Chi-Rho monogram, which is the name of Christ in the Greek alphabet? In Symbolism of the Celtic Cross, Derek Bryce traces the pagan-Christian link of the essential symbolism of the axis mundi from standing stones and market crosses (at crossroads and not always “crosses” in form) to the inscribed slabs and freestanding crosses of the Celtic-Christian era. He includes rare illustrations of ornamental Celtic Crosses from such places as Brittany, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Cumbria, Ireland, and Cornwall. Bryce explores esoteric aspects of the symbolism, alchemy, and the wisdom of Hermes.
Author: Neil L. Thomas
Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9780853428565
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe riddle of the inscriptions at Newgrange, Knowth and other equally ancient Irish sites in the Boyne valley has been partly deciphered at last.
Author: Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780719025792
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: D. Brewer
Publisher:
Published: 2021-10-30
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781794874107
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCeltic symbols were created by the Celts, a race of tribes, who lived in settlements across Europe, from Ireland to Turkey, notably during the Iron Age. Evidence of their culture reaches back further than 1200 BC. These people were thought to have a common language and shared systems of belief, despite living far and wide and they are believed to have been both traders and warriors. While they did not initially have a written language, they did create metal and stone work with patterns that are recognisable today as Celtic symbols. These shapes and patterns have been influenced by different religions, beliefs and cultures ever since, such as Druids and Christians. As a result, when we look at the symbols, there are often more than one variation of the same symbol, and similarly, often more than one meaning attached to it. This book is perfect for people new to the subject of Celtic symbology, with illustrations, relevant meanings and descriptions of the many myths and legends attached to them.
Author: Miranda Green
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-01-04
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 1134665326
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnimals played a crucial role in many aspects of Celtic life: in the economy, hunting, warfare, art, literature and religion. Such was their importance to this society, that an intimate relationship between humans and animals developed, in which the Celts believed many animals to have divine powers. In Animals in Celtic Life and Myth, Miranda Green draws on evidence from early Celtic documents, archaeology and iconography to consider the manner in which animals formed the basis of elaborate rituals and beliefs. She reveals that animals were endowed with an extremely high status, considered by the Celts as worthy of respect and admiration.
Author: Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green
Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780297833659
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe art of the pagan early Christian Celts (500BC -AD800) was central to their identity. Its significance was all-pervasive, trancending mere ornamentation with a system of symbols that made clear statements about status, power, and gender, about war and the supernatural. In the absence of contemporary written records, this thought-provoking study adopts other means to crack the code of Celtic art. Locating it clearly in its archaeological context, Miranda Green works towards an understanding of its place within Celtic society. The code may be too complex to crack in its entirety, but this book enhances as none has done before our understanding of the art, and of the world which it reflects.
Author: Amy Hale
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780859895873
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese ten essays by scholars from a number of disciplines, are part of a major research project that investigates the notion of the Celts and suggests new directions for future study. The essays discuss Celtic music, representation of Celts in film and TV, folklore, spirituality, festivals, education and tourism.
