Celtic Alphabets

by Aidan Meehan

This is study of Celtic manuscripts with a collection of 16 alphabets of decorated letters. Some of the Celtic styles represented are knotwork, animal, spiral, maze and plant and the alphabet of lions from the Book of Kells is recreated. From 6th-century birds to late medieval dragons, from early Celtic spirals to the later Tree of Life - the text shows the evolution of the letter forms, from Roman to Irish Gothic.

Genres: Art

96 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1998

Reviews

[Nicola Leighton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book on seeing how letters are done

[Deirdre · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book I really need to buy for myself. Inspiring.

[Mills]

Truthfully, I do not know how I ended up with a copy of Celtic Alphabets in my collection. I know nothing about this field and although some of the letters look quite skilful, I don't think it fair for me to rate/review them or the book as a whole. This "review" is simply a placeholder for my own info.