This is the cover design for my book celtic knotwork borders in repeating. Carpet page from lindisfarne gospels, showing knotwork detail. Eyecatching borders filled with abstract celtic spirals and interlacements. Later chapters build up to complex knot work, spiral work, and key pattern designs, with. The book of kells is an illuminated manuscript gospel book in latin, containing the four. The top row is in the book, with the top left being the original colouring. The use of knots or knot work design is a practice that began early in human history. The second volume comprises borders, carpet pages, celtic knots borders and large decorative elements from the book of kells and the lindisfarne gospels beautifully redrawn. The third volume includes almost all the animals that decorate the pages of the book of kells and over page decoration elements and punctuation symbols.
Celtic knots, viking designs, celtic knot designs, vikings, viking knotwork, celtic knot tutorial. The methods of construction for knotwork in circular panels. In this border ive joined the dots to their nextdoor neighbours at the top of the. This article for pupils gives an introduction to celtic knotwork patterns and a feel for. Gospels and in the book of kells, both of which feature intricate decorative knot work patterns inside the. The original colouring makes part of the pattern appears as a border, yet it is all one knot. See more ideas about celtic, celtic border and celtic designs. Magical beasts, flawless calligraphy, and interlaced celtic knot work patterns decorate the folios of the irish book of kells, and these letters and symbols are quite common in celtic illuminated manuscripts. This beautiful decorated letter comes from a book called the book of kells. Reconstruction of panel collieburn stone kells border and terminal.
Celtic knot designs developed from plait work, which was an unbroken, woven cord design used in many cultures around. Stone celtic crosses, such as this, are a major source of knowledge regarding celtic knot design. The border and the letters themselves are further decorated with elaborate spirals and knot work, many of them zoomorphic. Celtic knotwork borders in repeating sections celtic art, celtic. This striking coloring book includes 28 fullpage blackandwhite reproductions of the books elaborate artistic ornamentation. It is nearly symmetrical apart from one part, mid top right. See more ideas about book of kells, celtic art, celtic designs. This type of decorative work is referred to as insular art, and it is unique to ireland, scotland and wales. Celtic knotwork patterns nrich millennium mathematics project. How to draw celtic knots 7 border triskele durrow 12 youtube. Color your own book of kells dover art coloring book. An illustrated introduction to the manuscript in trinity bernard meehan 4. Almost all of the folios of the book of kells contain small illuminations like this decorated initial. This style of repeating cetlic knot is also found in the book of durrow, the book of lindsifarne and the book of kells as well as the ardagh.
It was created in a columban monastery in either britain or ireland and may have had. Calligraphy, knotwork and illumination kerry richardson. The work is the most famous of the medieval illuminated manuscripts for the. The book of kells is an illuminated copy of the four gospels of the new testament in latin.
One very basic form of celtic or pseudoceltic linear knotwork. See more ideas about book of kells, celtic art and celtic. Ornamental knotwork borders were used by the egyptians, greeks. With instruction on how to draw letterforms derived from original celtic manuscripts like the book of kells, and with stepbystep explanations of knotwork, borders.