Later Celtic Art

by Lloyd Robert Laing

Book Overview

During the fifth and sixth centuries AD a magnificent art flowered in Britain and Ireland. Arguably it was the most accomplished ever to emerge out of barbarian Europe. The art is astonishing, exuberant yet based on careful geometric layout. First developed in Britain, it reached its greatest heights in Ireland from the seventh century onwards and was revitalised by the Vikings, to survive in both Ireland and Britain until the Normans. This book,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0852638744
• ISBN13: 9780852638743
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 8.3"