The Celtic Art Source Book

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There is a new Celtic revival emerging from
people who, searching for their identity, rediscover the ancient
ruins, Celtic crosses, such treasures as the Tara
brooch and the Book of Kells and Lindisfarne Gospels. Gaining a
greater understanding and appreciation of the
glories of Celtic art has lead to a great flowering of new ideas
and adaptations by artists and craftsmen
throughout the world.
The line drawings in the Celtic Art Source Book
by Courtney Davis have been produced so that the professional or
amateur alike can use or adapt the designs
for their own purpose. The chapters include knotwork borders,
key patterns, spirals, zoomorphic designs and ornamental
initials suitable for the calligrapher.
The 50 superb colour plates will,
it is hoped, be an aid to the stimulation of creativity - bringing a
new flow of free and original artwork to
illuminate the present.
Courtney Davis is an artist with a
growing reputation as one of the most creative Celtic... Tovább

Fülszöveg

There is a new Celtic revival emerging from
people who, searching for their identity, rediscover the ancient
ruins, Celtic crosses, such treasures as the Tara
brooch and the Book of Kells and Lindisfarne Gospels. Gaining a
greater understanding and appreciation of the
glories of Celtic art has lead to a great flowering of new ideas
and adaptations by artists and craftsmen
throughout the world.
The line drawings in the Celtic Art Source Book
by Courtney Davis have been produced so that the professional or
amateur alike can use or adapt the designs
for their own purpose. The chapters include knotwork borders,
key patterns, spirals, zoomorphic designs and ornamental
initials suitable for the calligrapher.
The 50 superb colour plates will,
it is hoped, be an aid to the stimulation of creativity - bringing a
new flow of free and original artwork to
illuminate the present.
Courtney Davis is an artist with a
growing reputation as one of the most creative Celtic
artists working today.
He was born in South Wales in 1946 but spent
most of his early life in London. It was a holiday trip to Wales
in 1976 that first sparked off his interest in the Celts.
Entranced by the characteristics of Celtic art,
Courtney embarked on a series of Celtic designs on which he spent
much of his spare time for the next few years.
He began to sell these at craft fairs and exhibitions
throughout the UK as much as his other
work allowed. In 1979 he formed 'Spirit of Celtia' which
promoted his cards, embroidery transfers
and small publications through mail order.
Courtney has had no formal training,
yet his work has the fine balance of a man who is a master
of his trade.
'A fascinating book at all levels, but
the pictures themselves, intricate and brightly coloured, are
what count and I cannot praise them too highly.'
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