Symbols of the Celts

Name: A comprehensive and useful guide
Item: Celtic Symbols
Rating: 5
Author: Thriftbooks.com User

by Sabine Heinz

What is it about the arts of the ancient Celts that makes them so fascinating for today's fashions and jewelry, graphic design, and even architecture? It's as though their ancient magical powers still cast a spell over us. Feel the power, as you become familiar with the stories and the representations of the 50 most important symbol groupings. Illustrated texts reveal dozens of cultic figures featured in ancient Celtic rituals, including wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish, trees and flowers, numbers, spirals, crosses, circles, and many other designs. Each spread depicts the qualities and values they symbolize, with examples of characters and stories from ancient myths that can be incorporated into your favorite designs today. 304 pages, 5 6/8 x 7 1/2.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0806986344

ISBN13:9780806986340

Release Date:December 1999

Publisher:Sterling

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.8" x 7.5"

Related Subjects

Celtic Earth-Based Religions Encyclopedias Folklore & Mythology Humor & Entertainment Mythology & Folklore New Age Politics & Social Sciences Puzzles & Games Reference Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences Spirituality

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A comprehensive and useful guide

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago

This book is not a thick one so it might go unnoticed. It is, indeed, a real mine of information that unveil the Celtic traditions. Each symbol is fully explained and a little excerpt of some legend having to do with it is provided. Here comes the surprise: many Celtic symbols are still used and still have their primitive meaning. It's also interesting to see how some other symbols have fully migrated from a culture to another one without loosing their inner meaning. This is a very useful book to read and understand the sense of Celtic culture.