Holy Places of Celtic Britain: A Photographic Portrait of Sacred Albion [Hardcover]

Mick Sharp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1998

Take a pilgrimage through Celtic Britain to sites once held sacred. The Celts' animistic religion deified natural forces, and these photographs reveal the magnificence of the yews, fens, and lakes where they worshipped. Some pictures catch the beauty of extended landscapes; others feature sacred spa waters, lush but stunted trees, and a giant figure carved into the earth. The text moves chronologically from "Pagan Celts" through "Romano-Celtic Britain" into the "Age of Saints", and finally to the "Continuity and Revival" of Celtic culture. A map and gazetteer of sites gives an overview of Celtic influence and settlement.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Blandford Pr (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713726423
• ISBN-13: 978-0713726428
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,805,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, could have better illustrations, November 19, 2010

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This review is from: Holy Places of Celtic Britain: A Photographic Portrait of Sacred Albion (Hardcover)

This book is self described. I just wish they would have spent more money on the photos and the book itself. Decent color photos just on cheap paper. Excellent history, and has about every site in Britian at least photographed. I came away thinking this book had anything you wanted to know about Britian's Holy Places, just wished the illustrations were better quality wise (material). You buy this book and you get a good deal...say used...or your happy with the new price you'll be happy with the book. Frankly, only the people who like studying this material would read this book anyway, and those are the type that would want the book just on reference value alone.