ArtoftheCelts
- 作者
- 出版社 Mercatorfonds
- 出版时间 2009年12月
- ISBN 9789061538646
- 定价 533.90
内容简介
Celticartisatoncemagnificentandmysterious.ThemasteryofCelticartistsintheareasofmetalworkandtextilesiswellknown,butthetermCelticartcoversamuchbroaderterrain.ArchaeologicaltraceshavebeendiscoveredfromScotlandtoTurkey,andfromGaliciatoHungary.InfluencedbyGreekandEtruscanart,theCeltscreatedanewformallanguage,onethatreacheditsapexinCentralEuropebetweenthe5thandthe3rdcenturyBCE.ItstraditionssurvivedintheRomanEmpireandexperiencedarenaissanceinIrishilluminatedmanuscriptsaround700CE.CelticartwasNorthernEuropesfirstmajorcontributiontotheartofEurope.ThiscomprehensivebookbringstogethertheancientCeltsfinesttreasures:masterpiecesfromfourteencenturiesthatspanthefullbreadthofEurope.DigitalimagesandarchaeologicalevidencebringCelticornamentationbothenigmaticandhighlysophisticatedtolifeforbothreaderandvisitor.ThecataloguealsoprovidesanoverviewofthesocialandpoliticalcontextoftheCelts,aswellasexquisitelyphotographedimagesofCelticmasterworks.
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