Celtic Alphabets

by Aidan Meehan

Meehan's brilliantly creative study of the great Celtic manuscripts underpins this wonderful collection of 16 alphabets. From sixth-century birds to late medieval Celtic dragons, from early Celtic spirals to the latter Tree of Life, more than 400 drawings cover the whole spectrum of Celtic ornament in its most useful form, as well as the fascinating evolution of the letterforms themselves, 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.