The art of the Celts
By: David Sandison
Publisher: Barnes and Noble
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780760788783
Subjects: Celtic Art; Celts; History
Other titles: Celts
Notes: Originally published: London : Hamlyn, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (page 96).
Table of contents: title: A brief history of the Celts ; The artist in Celtic society ; The Celtic Christian legacy; title: From dark gods to Christ. Pagan symbolism ; portraying the divine ; monsters, animals, plants and people ; images of the Romano-Celtic world ; early Christian art and sculpture ; the illuminated manuscripts; title: The art of war. The Celtic warrior ; Swords, spears, and armour ; The art of the horsemen; title: Hearth and home. Celtic society ; Status symbols ; Torcs, armlets, brooches, and other jewellery ; The art of feasting; title: Time-line. The rise and fall of the Celts, 800 BC to AD 1000.