Stead, I: Celtic Art

Autor

I. M. Stead

Editura

British Museum Press

An publicare

1996

Nr. Pagini

ISBN

9780714121178

Categorii

Arta Arhitectură și Design Manuale De Arta > Forme De Arta Non-grafice > Metale Si Pietre Pretioase

Descriere

An introduction to the various forms of abstract decoration used by the Celts, asking whether they had a symbolic meaning now lost, or whether they were simple adornment. It examines the craftsmen's techniques, follows the development of patterns and describes a number of surviving masterpieces.