Fülszöveg
CELTIC AND
OLD NORSE
OES1GNS
COURTNEY t)AVlS
Artists, illustrators, designers, and craftspeople in search of exceptionally bold
and inventive motifs will find them in this versatile treasury brimming with 125
copyright-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...
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Fülszöveg
CELTIC AND
OLD NORSE
OES1GNS
COURTNEY t)AVlS
Artists, illustrators, designers, and craftspeople in search of exceptionally bold
and inventive motifs will find them in this versatile treasury brimming with 125
copyright-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.
Original Dover (2000) publication. 125 black-and-white illustrations. Captions.
48pp. 8Xx 11. Paperbound.
Vissza