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Art of the Celts 700 BC to AD 700

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Author(s)	Felix Müller
Editor	Fonds Mercator	Place	Brussels
Year	2009	Pages	304
Measure	25x28 (cm)	Illustration	450 ill. a colori
Binding	cart. edit. sovracc. ill.	Conservazione
Language		Weight	2300 (gr)
ISBN	9061538645	EAN-13	9789061538646

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Historisches Museum, Berne, 18 giugno - 18 ottobre 2009
Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart

Testo in inglese.

Testi di R. Gebhard, N. Venclová, N. Willburger.

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 term 'Celtic 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 BC. Its traditions survived the Roman Empire and experienced a renaissance in Irish illuminated manuscripts around 700 AD.

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.

Felix Müller is head of the archaeology department of the Musée Historique de Berne. He specializes in Celtic archaeology. (T-CA)