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This unique volume clearly demonstrates simple geometric techniques for making intricate knots, interlacements, spirals, Kellstype initials, human and animal figures in distinctive Celtic style. Features over 500 illustrations.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Frontispieces
• The Tara Brooch
• The Cruciform Page From The Lindisfarne Gospels
• Preface
• Introduction
• Knotwork Borders
• Introduction
• A Precursors of Celtic Interlacings
• B The methods of construction
• 1 General principles for designing Celtic Knotwork
• 2 General principles of methods of construction
• 3 Simple Celtic interlacing borders
• 4 Celtic Knotwork borders
• 5 Applications to craftwork for simple interlacings
• 6 Border designs and their application to circles
• 7 Knotwork borders
• 8 Interlacing borders
• 9 Interlacing borders
• 10 Interlacing borders
• 11 Further border designs
• 12 Method of doubling interlacings
• 13 Method of mitring
• 14 Method of mitring
• C Construction of ornaments, Monymusk Reliquary
• D Construction of Viking ornament, Lewis: Knowwork Panels
• E Examples from Gospels of Lindisfarne and Book of Kells
• F Comparison of similar designs at Salisbury and in Perthshire, Angus and Caithness
• G Design on cross-slab at Ulbster, Caithness
• H Panel from Book of Kells
• 1 Simple Knotwork Panels
• 2 Knotwork Panel in Pictish proportions
• 3 Variations from Plates 1 and 2 from Book of Kells
• 4 Example of continuity - St. Madoes Stone
• 5 Further methods of constructing Knotwork Panels
• 6 Examples from Ulbster and Strathmartin Stones
• 7 Reptile Knotwork Panels, Shandwick Stone also panel from Lindisfarne, St. Vigeans, Dunfallandy, Eassie and McDurnan
• 8 Panels common to Lindisfarne, Ulbster, Collieburn and Glammis
• 9 Construction of Nigg Stone Panel
• 10 Example from a Book of Durrow border
• 11 Irish and Pictish Knotwork - Durrow
• 12 Unit from Book of Durrow
• 13 Knotwork in circular panels. Shandwick Stone and Book of Kells
• 14 Circular panels - Boko of Kells and Hilton of Cadbol Stone
• I Construction orders - Plate II, Book of Durrow
• J Completed design - Plate II, Book of Durrow
• K Design from Page of Eight Circled Cross, Kells
• L Interlacing in Rossie Priory Stone
• Spirals
• Introduction
• M. Aberlemno Stone - use of Triskele in all-over repeats. Examples of travesties of this design made in the past
• 1 Methods of constructing spirals
• 2 Construction of spiral centres
• 3 Spirals and breaking into trumpets
• 4 Joining spirals - Kells and Aberlemno examples
• 5 Spiral centers from ancient British and Pictish enamel work
• 6 Examples of spiral centres from M.S.S. and enamel work
• 7 Spiral groups - Book of Durrow
• 8 Spirals - Kells and Lindisfarne
• 9 Spiral Borders
• 10 Borders and Terminals from M.S.S. and Ornamented Stones
• 11 Spiral panel and Hilton of Cadboll Stone
• 12 Panel on Shandwick Stone
• 13 All-over spiral patterns - M.S.S. and stones
• 14 Examples from Kells and Lindisfarne
• Key Patterns
• Introduction
• N. Key pattern on arm of Aberlemno Cross showing earlier travesties
• 1 The construction of Key patterns
• 2 Key pattern borders and mitring
• 3 Patterns from Rosemarkie Stone and Lindisfarne
• 4 Key pattern borders and panels
• 5 Treatment of Nigg Stone and comparison with Maya Keys
• 6 Nigg Stone Key panel and variations
• 7 Key patterns - Nigg, Kells and Lindisfarne
• 8 Comparison of methods by Welsh and Pictish designers in Pembrokeshire and Ross-shire
• 9 Reconstruction of panel - Collieburn Stone Kells border and terminal
• 10 Comparison of Aberlemno, Aberlady and Lindisfarne keys
• 11 Examples of the minute accuracy of Kells scribes. Comparison of Kells and Farr Stone Keys
• 12 Further work of Kells scribes. Comparison of Rosemarkie, St. Chads and Kells keys
• 13 Application of key patterns to panels
• 14 Comparison of designs from Mezin, Russia (b.c. 20,000-b.c. 15,000), Kells Lindisfarne and Farr
• Lettering
• Introduction
• 1 Kells script, quill formation
• 2 Celtic small and capital "A" from Books of Durrow, Kells and Lindisfarne
• 3 Letters B, C, and D
• 4 Letters E, F, G
• 5 Letters H, I, J, L
• 6 Letters M, N, O
• 7 Letters P, Q, R, 4th-6th century
• 8 Letters S, T
• 9 Letters U, V, W, X, Y, Z
• 10 Celtic alphabets of late 7th century and 4th-6th century
• 11 Ornamented Celtic capital letters
• 12 Ornamented capitals from Kells and Durrow
• 13 Ornamented capitals from Book of Kells
• 14 Symbols and contractions from Celtic M.S.S. and language problems from inscribed stones
• 15 Celtic type from an Irish book of 1711
• Zoomorphics
• Introduction
• O Detail from Plate XIX - Kells Studio edition
• P Designs with human figures
• Q All-over drop repeat from Lindisfarne Gospels
• R Construction of design on "Initium Evangeli" page of Kells
• S Panel from Kells page of Eight circled Cross
• 1 Bird Motifs in Lindisfarne Interlacing Ornaments
• 2 Treatments of Birds, heads, top-knots, necks, bodies, wings, tails, legs and toes in Book of Kells
• 3 Birds as ornament motifs. Kells
• 4 Bird ornaments, Kells and Tara Brooch
• 5 Birds as interlacing ornaments - Kells, MacRegol and Meigle Stone
• 6 Reptiles as Interlacing ornaments - Kells
• 7 Reptiles as Interlacing ornaments - Kells
• 8 Dog-like Animals - Kells
• 9 Animals as Interlacing Ornaments - Kells
• 10 Semi-realistical and mythical Animals - Scottish Stones and Kells
• 11 "Living Things of the Earth" - Kells Christ Monogram Page
• 12 Interlacing Human Figures - Clonmacnoise and Meigle Stones and Kells XPI Monogram Page
• 13 Figures in Ornament - Clonmacnoise and Kells
• 14 Interlaced Human male figures - Kells
• T Knotwork adapted to irregular shapes - Plate XI Letter T - Kells
• U Kells designs - Plates I, III, XII, and XIV
• Plant Forms
• Introduction - The Celtic Tree of Life
• V Designs from Kells Plates II, IV, XIV, and XVII also Meigle and Monifieth Stones
• A1 "Tree of Life" designs - Kells
• A2 "Tree of Life" symbol - Kells, Cadboll, Nigg, Tarbet - Compared with Buddhist, Byzantine and Greek sources
• A3 Comparison of "Potted Tree of Life" examples - Kells, Cottonian M.S., Eassie and Farnell Stones and Maya Art
• A4 "Tree of Life" - Kells and North of England
• A5 Examples from Book of Kells and South Scotland
• W Plant Forms - Kells Plates III, XIV and XIX
• Human Figures
• Introduction - Semi-realistic Human Figures and probable Portraits from Books of Kells and Lindisfarne
• B1 Kells Portraits - Infant Christ, The Virgin, St. Matthew, St. Luke, Angels
• B2 Types of Celtic Peoples of Britain and Ireland - Kells, Lindisfarne and MacDurnan
• B3 Hands and Feet - Kells, Lindisfarne and MacDurnan
• B4 Attitudes of Horses from Pictish Stones of East Scotland - Edderton, Meigle, Migvie also Book of Kells
• Applications of Celtic Art
• Introduction
• 1 Design by Leonardo da Vinci, "Concatenation"
• 2 Design by Albrecht Durer, "Sechs Knoten"
• 3 Design by Michelangelo for Capitol quadrangle, Rome
• 4 Bronze champfrein from Torrs, Kirkcudbright
• 5 Irish Bone Carvings
• 6 The Trelan Bahow Mirror
• 7 Doorway, Flaa Church, Hallingdal
• 8 Wire work from Tara Brooch, Ardagh Chalice and Buckle from Sutton Hoo
• 9 Magazine Cover Design "Alba"
• 10 Design for Menu Card
• 11 Greeting Card, Lindisfarne Birds of Friendship
• 12 Celtic Greeting Card
• 13 Gaelic New Year Cards - Kells initial "B"
• 14 "Horse-shoe" Greeting Card, Inverurie Stone
• 15 Reproduction of Celtic Hunting Carpet
• 16 Early British Enamel, Somerset
• 17 Early British Enamel, Canterbury
• 18 "Doorway" Design for New Year Greeting Card
• 19 Design for Greeting Card
• 20 Greeting Card adapted from Groudle Stone, Isle of Man
• 21 Greeting Card adapted from the Rossie Priory Stone
• 22 The Rossie Priory Stone
• 23 The Aberlemno Stone
• 24 The Hilton of Cadboll Stone
• 25 The Author sketching the Hunt at the Nigg Stone
• 26 The Rosemarkie Stone
• 27 The Battersea Shiels
• 28 Detail of design in King Henry VIII, portrait
• 29 King Henry VIII by School of Holbein the Younger
• 30 Zoomorphic Carpet design
• 31 Fireplace Panel
• 32 Contemporary design by girl aged 16 years
• 33 Embroidery designed and worked by schoolgirls
• 34 All over carpet design by the author
• 35 Group of articles made by the author and pupils
• 36 Further group of articles
• 37 Bronze Plaque
• 38 Bronze Plaque
• 39 Celtic Art in Knitwear, etc
• Finis