General overviews on Celtic Art

[Eleatic Guest]

I have developed recently an interest in the curvilinear art of the Celts and I wonder what are standard works in the field?

[Folkert van Wijk]

As a start:

Art of the Europian Iron age, J.V.S. Megaw, SBN 239 00019 6

Celtic Art, Ruth and Vincent Megaw, ISBN 0-500-28265-X

Early Celtic Designs, British Museum Pattern Books. Ian Stead and Karen Hughes. ISBN 0-7141-8075-0

Then Start a discussion on www.kelticos.org


And off course have a long conversation with me... :wink:

[Folkert van Wijk]

On constructions:

Celtic Design - spiral patterns - Keltische Spiralmuster, Aidan Meehan ISBN 3-927940-48-8

[Agricola]

It's pretty old by now, but Miranda Aldhouse-Green's Celtic Art (1996) is a nice and colourful intro to the subject.