The Celtic Design Book

This bumper edition of Aidan Meehan's practical guides to the art and design of the Celts brings together three of his bestselling titles,"A Beginner's Manual","Knotwork"and"Illuminated Letters". This practical, step-by-step manual provides an invaluable, comprehensive source of instruction and inspiration for artists, designers and craftspeople of all kinds.

Informationen zum Autor Aidan Meehan has been researching and practising Celtic knot design since discovering the triple-grid method of Celtic knot design in 1974. He is the author of the eight-volume Celtic Design series and Celtic Alphabets, Celtic Borders, The Book of Kells Painting Book, The Lindisfarne Painting Book and Celtic Knots , all published by Thames & Hudson. Klappentext A guide to the art and design of the Celts that provides a comprehensive source of instruction and inspiration for artists, designers and craftspeople of all kinds. Zusammenfassung A guide to the art and design of the Celts that provides a comprehensive source of instruction and inspiration for artists, designers and craftspeople of all kinds. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction • A Beginner's Manual : Step Patterns • Key Patterns Early Celtic Spirals • Geometry of the Spiral • Irish Half Uncial Script How to Lay Out a Manuscript Page • How to Decorate Letters Knotwork: The Secret Method of the Scribes : The Three Grids King Solomon's Knot • The Foundation Knot • Extending Knots and the Josephine Knot • Building a Panel • Analysis of Plaitwork • Plaitwork to Practise • Division of a Square • Plaitwork Panel from the Book of Durrow • Spiral Knots • Spiral Knot Borders Illuminated Letters : Celtic Illumination, the Early Development • Major Initials from the Golden Age of Celtic Art • Decorated Alphabet • Decorated Ampersands Animal Alphabet • Animal Ampersands • Angular Capitals

Autorentext
Aidan Meehan has been researching and practising Celtic knot design since discovering the triple-grid method of Celtic knot design in 1974. He is the author of the eight-volume Celtic Design series and Celtic Alphabets, Celtic Borders, The Book of Kells Painting Book, The Lindisfarne Painting Book and Celtic Knots, all published by Thames & Hudson.

Klappentext

A guide to the art and design of the Celts that provides a comprehensive source of instruction and inspiration for artists, designers and craftspeople of all kinds.

Inhalt
Introduction • A Beginner's Manual: Step Patterns • Key Patterns Early Celtic Spirals • Geometry of the Spiral • Irish Half Uncial Script How to Lay Out a Manuscript Page • How to Decorate Letters Knotwork: The Secret Method of the Scribes: The Three Grids King Solomon's Knot • The Foundation Knot • Extending Knots and the Josephine Knot • Building a Panel • Analysis of Plaitwork • Plaitwork to Practise • Division of a Square • Plaitwork Panel from the Book of Durrow • Spiral Knots • Spiral Knot Borders Illuminated Letters: Celtic Illumination, the Early Development • Major Initials from the Golden Age of Celtic Art • Decorated Alphabet • Decorated Ampersands Animal Alphabet • Animal Ampersands • Angular Capitals