The Celtic Cross combines a fascinating and informative text with the author's beautifully detailed line drawing and photographs to present a historical overview of the emblem acknowledged throughout the world as the symbol of celtic christianity.
The book traces the rich diversity of the Celtic Cross through its historical background and predecessors, by way of the evolution and development of celtic christianity, and through to its influence on the form and pattern of celtic art. In addition Nigel Pennick provides a comprehensive gazetteer covering sites in Britain, Ireland and Brittany in France as a guide for those who wish to celebrate the cross as a continuing manifestation of the finest traditions of celtic art.
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