Celtic Design and Ornament for Calligraphers
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (682 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500280940 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Firstly, it explains how the pages of the "Book of Kells", the "Book of Durrow" and the other great Gospel manuscripts of the 7th to 9th centuries were set out by the ancient scribes. It is divided into two parts. A study of Celtic design and ornament for calligraphers. The author has recreated the precise geometric methods they used, explaining how these strategies can be applied. By following the step-by-step demonstrations and diagrams, readers should be able to make their own designs.. Secondly, it shows how to draw step patterns, key patterns, interlaces and spirals to fit into the shapes created in the manuscripts
Lance T. Platt said A bit geometry heavy at the beginning, but instructions were clear with abundant illustrations.. I was looking for something that focused a bit more on the ornament side when I purchased this book, but much of the book is focused on the design/layout of Celtic-style manuscript pages. There are some very clever tips in this book that really are more design/layout focused. I was actually very pleasantly surprised at what I learned from these sections. The sections on Celtic ornament were very clearly written and I found them much easier to follow than those in George Bain's book on Celtic designs.The first part of the book focuses on geometric constructions for several rectangles and then . "I wish I'd bought this book a long time ago." according to Laura E. Lindler. I like calligraphy and drawing Celtic knotwork and have been doing simple designs in knotwork for about a year. I'm not an artist, so I depend heavily on books to learn about the art subjects that interest me. This book differentiates between the design and the decoration, meaning that the design is how the decoration is arranged. It shows how to achieve some of the well-known layouts from the Book of Kells and other Celtic/Pictish works, and how to fit the decoration (knotwork, key patterns and spirals) into the design. This is not a tracing book, but a way to design layouts any shape or siz. A Customer said Not what I expected. This book basically shows the basic border layouts to use for Celtic designs but doesn't really give any examples of knotwork, etc. used to fill in the borders. For example, the design on the front jacket of the book is not indicative of what's inside. The basic template of the jacket decoration (ie - the shape of the border) is shown, but not the detail work of the knotwork, etc. If you can use a ruler and circles template, you don't need this book.