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Celtic Art In Pagan and Christian Times

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J. Romilly Allen is a renowned scholar in the development of Celtic art in the United kingdom and Celtic Art In Pagan & Christian Times provides a scholarly, yet completely "reader friendly" review of both Celtic history and the development of unique aspects of Celtic art. Over forty photos and line drawings in black and white accompany this outstanding, highly recommended history of Celtic art.

Not a bad book (for its price), but you should note the following:

1 It's a facsimile of the Second edition, published in 1912. As you'd expect from a book that's almost a century old, the writing is somewhat dated and can be difficult to follow at times. Similarly, neither the number nor the quality of the illustrations is what one would expect in a modern book.

2 Despite its title, the book is, in fact, entirely concerned with Celtic art in Great Britain and Ireland. Continental art receives no attention whatsoever.

This book represents J. Romilly Allen's attempt to form a theory on the origin of Celtic Christian artwork as well as a general summary of the archaeology of bronze-age and iron-age Celtic cultures.

This review was based on the 1993 facsimile rather than the original.

Some aspects of this book are somewhat dated which is to be expected after more than a hundred years, but much more of the book is based on evidence which has not yet been discredited or superceded. This book is thus extremely important for the understanding various elements of archaeology relating to Celtic art.

The book is characterized by a clear attention to detail and a careful approach. Where the evidence is unclear he says so. It thus remains a useful work over a hundred years after its publication date.

Item well packaged therefore arrived in very, very good condition, item in better condition than described, item arrived well within time expected. Would deal with seller again!