Iain Zaczek
Art of the Celts: Origins,History,Culture
Celtic culture flowered in Europe before the Romans built their empire, and Celtic languages are still alive today, in Brittany and parts of the British Isles, especially Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Spiritual, warlike, artistic and richly literary, the Celts and the Celtic heritage embody much that we consider romantic in the complex and varied European tradition. Yet many of the facts of Celtic history are shrouded in the mists of legend.
The greatest finds have been discovered in Britain and France, where the druidic religion provided some cultural continuity. But traces are also found in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Northern Italy, as well as in the countries through which the mighty river Danube flows: Hungary, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia and former Yugoslavia. Artefacts from traders have been unearthed in Scandinavia and Russia, and evidence of Celtic warriors, perhaps mercenaries, exists in Central Italy, Sicily, Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt and North Africa.
The Art of the Celts explains who the Celts were, where they lived, when they thrived, and presents their art and artefacts - metalwork, jewellery, stonework and carving - in the religious and cultural context of their time.
RRP £7.99 Hardcover
