Celtic Art in Britain before the Roman Conquest Ian Stead

By:

Stead, I. M. 1936-

Contributor(s):

British Museum. Trustees

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press 1996Edition: 2nd edISBN:

0714121177

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

709.011 STE

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	709.011 STE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002000166315

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This work examines the forms of abstract decoration used by the Celts, and asks whether the swirling and intricate patterns had a symbolic meaning now lost, or whether they were simple adornment. This revised edition looks at the craftsmen's techniques and follows the development of certain patterns, before describing a number of surviving pieces of Celtic artistic achievement, such as the Battersea shield and the Aylesford bucket.

Includes index