基本説明
The most complete record of Celtic art in Britain. The result of twenty years' scholarship and research. Over 700 illustrations complement the scholarly text.
Full Description
Early Celtic Art in the British Isles is one of the most important works ever to be published in the field of Celtic Studies. This monumental work of reference is the natural successor to Paul Jacobsthal's Early Celtic Art, published by OUP in two volumes in 1944. Whereas Jacobsthal's work focused principally on continental Europe, Jope's provides the definitive account of Celtic art in Britain. The result of over twenty years' painstaking research, Early Celtic Art in the British Isles constitutes the most definitive reference source available on the subject. Like its predecessor, Jope's work is divided into two volumes. The first volume combines a detailed description of the catalogue with a brilliant analysis of the development of Celtic art in Britain. The second volume presents a series of some seven hundred plates, line drawings and other illustrations, making this quite simply the most complete record of Celtic art ever to be compiled.
Contents
1. Introduction; 2. The Prelude to Celtic Art in the British Isles; 3. The Emergence of Insular Celtic Art; 4. Consolidation: The Second Century BC; 5. New Developments: Gold in the First Century BC; 6. Imagery: Man, Animals, and Plants; 7. Insular Celtic Art into the First Century AD; 8. Formal Ornament; 9. The Celtic Artist at Work; 10. The Character of Insular Early Celtic Art
