Celtic Design: A Beginner's Manual [Paperback]

Aidan Meehan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Celtic Design | Publication Date: June 1, 1991

A study in the CELTIC DESIGN series of all the simplest forms of Celtic design, with instructions on how to draw and decorate letters in an authentic Celtic style as well as how to create illuminated manuscript pages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Thames and Hudson (June 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500276293
• ISBN-13: 978-0500276297
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #832,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am a Celtic artist who has written and illustrated 15 books on Celtic design, and now works as a full time artist exploring the art form in new ways, mainly as a painter. I also like to draw with the goose quill, and still enjoy doing calligraphy, mainly copperplate with the quill, and flourishing, which, it seems to me, is a continuation of the early Irish tradition, down through the centuries, by way of generations of scribes.

Customer Reviews

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to Celtic design, January 4, 1998

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This review is from: Celtic Design: A Beginner's Manual (Paperback)

Covers the basic how-to of Celtic design, including step patterns, key patterns, spirals, uncial script calligraphy, and decorative letters. For more detailed information, see Meehan's other titles in the Celtic Design series. Includes plenty (258) of very well done black and white illustrations demonstrating the techniques described in the text.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for those interested in Celtic Designs., March 30, 2001

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This review is from: Celtic Design: A Beginner's Manual (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for those looking to create celtic designs.

This book teaches you step and key patters, spirials, uncial script and how to layout manuscript pages.

The book is best used when accompianied by Aidan's other Celtic Design books. I have 7 of the books in this series and love them all!

All in all this is a great book for someone looking to create celtic designs.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good start, September 21, 2000

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"voelkman" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celtic Design: A Beginner's Manual (Paperback)

Actually this book provides enough information to make the first steps into celtic design. I think it is the best book for beginners, but there lies the problem. Every time you try out something, you will soon reach a point where you need additional information to proceed. So for beginners it is an excellent entry into the matter, but nothing more.