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Celtic art is at once magnificent and mysterious. The mastery of Celtic artists in the areas of metalwork and textiles is well known, but the termCeltic art covers a much broader terrain. Archaeological traces have been discovered from Scotland to Turkey, and from Galicia to Hungary. Influenced by Greek and Etruscan art, the Celts created a new formal language, one that reached its apex in Central Europe between the 5th and the 3rd century BCE. Its traditions survived in the Roman Empire and experienced a renaissance in Irish illuminated manuscripts around 700 CE. Celtic art was Northern Europes first major contribution to the art of Europe. This comprehensive book brings together the ancient Celts finest treasures: masterpieces from fourteen centuries that span the full breadth of Europe. Digital images and archaeological evidence bring Celtic ornamentation both enigmatic and highly sophisticated to life for both reader and visitor. The catalogue also provides an overview of the social and political context of the Celts, as well as exquisitely photographed images of Celtic masterworks.

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"This informative book begins in 700 B.C. with colorful display pottery and proceeds through the centuries to book illuminations created in Christian monasteries in the eighth century. Concentrating on ornamentation as the Celts' main form of expression, weapons, helmets, chariots, pottery, jewelery and coinage are shown in color and black-and-white photographs." The Globe and Mail (Toronto)"
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De vormtaal van de Kelten

De prachtige kunst van de Kelten blijft een enigma. Op het vlak van smeedkunst en stoffen kenden de Kelten hun gelijke niet, maar er is veel meer. Archeologische sporen zijn terug te vinden van Schotland tot in Turkije, van Galicië tot Hongarije. De Kelten werden gestimuleerd door hun Griekse en Etruskische invloeden. Daaruit onstond een eigen vormtaal. Het hoogtepunt van de Keltische kunst ligt in Middeneuropa tussen de vijfde en derde eeuw voor Christus. De traditie overleefde de Romeinse tijd en kent in de Ierse boekverluchting van 700 na christus een laatste opflakkering. De kunst van de Kelten was de eerste belangrijke bijdrage van het noorden aan de Europese kunst.

De mooiste kunstschatten van de oude Kelten zijn in dit omvattende boek verzameld: meesterwerken uit veertien eeuwen, topstukken uit heel Europa. De raadselachtige en hoogontwikkelde Keltische ornamentiek wordt archeologisch gedocumenteerd en met digitale grafiek voor kijker en lezer ontsloten. De politieke en maatschappelijke context van de Kelten wordt in korte teksten begrijpelijk gemaakt, de topwerken werden schitterend gefotografeerd.

Begeleidt de gelijknamige tentoonstelling in het Historisches Museum, Bern (18 juni-18 oktober 2009) en het Landesmuseums Württemberg, Stuttgart

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  • ISBN 13 9789061538646
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