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Art of the Celts: 700 BC to AD 700

Door Felix Müller

Categorie
Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer
#391590-KG29
Titel
Art of the Celts: 700 BC to AD 700
Auteur
Müller, Felix
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Brussel : Mercatorfonds
Jaar van uitgave
2009
ISBN10
9061538645
ISBN13
9789061538646
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original pictorial boards with matching dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) photographs in colour, 4to.
Samenvatting
Neighbors and contemporaries of the Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans, the Celts received inspiration from these advanced civlizations, which set their own creativity in motion. The distinctive Celtic style of art was born, with ornament as its outstanding feature. Naturalistic depiction was never its goal. On the contrary, plants and living creatures were dissected into their individual components and reassembled, were concealed and hidden, distorted and defamiliarized. This book explains the archaeologicaland historic context of each period, in order to obtain a better understanding of the development and significance of Celtic art and craftsmanship. The catalog contains forty "masterpeices", all outstanding examples illustrating the development of Celticart. Finally, "101 mot... (Lees verder)ifs" demonstrate the varied links within Celtic ornament over the course of time and across Europe.--Cover.
Pagina's
303
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 25,00

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