Archaeology of Celtic Art

Name: Archaeology of Celtic Art
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ISBN: 9780415428668

ISBN-10: 0415428661

ISBN-13: 9780415428668

Edition: 2007

Authors: D. W. Harding

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More wide ranging, both geographically and chronologically, than any previous study, this well-illustrated book offers a new definition of Celtic art. Tempering the much-adopted art-historical approach, Harding argues for a broader definition of Celtic art and views it within a much wider archaeological context. He re-asserts ancient Celtic identity after a decade of deconstruction in English-language archaeology Harding argues that there were communities in Iron Age Europe that were identified historically as Celts, regarded themselves as Celtic, or who spoke Celtic languages, and that the art of these communities may reasonably be regarded as Celtic art. This new studynbsp;will be…

Book details

Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.89" wide x 9.69" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.430



List of colour plates


List of figures


Preface



Definitions, material and context



'An art with no genesis': later Bronze Age and Hallstatt origins



The La Tene Early Styles: origins and influences



The La Tene developed styles



The art of the swordsmith



The La Tene later relief styles



Insular British art to the Roman Conquest



La Tene and non-La Tene in Ireland



South-West Europe and the Celtiberians



Later styles and Romanizing influences



Later insular art in Britain and Ireland



Conclusions: archaeology and Celtic art


Bibliography


Index