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Celtic Design: Knotwork
The Secret Method of the Scribes

by Aidan Meehan

Thames & Hudson, London 1991
160 pp, 434 illustrations
ISBN 0-500-27630-7

The methods behind the technical and artistic perfection of these marvellous interlaced patterns are revealed here for all: the simple knot is developed into a border, panel, or traditional carpet-page, a form which reached its climax in the richly decorated Gospel books. Knotwork is examined in detail against the sacred background from which it sprang, and illustrations of motifs taken from famous brooches and carvings show how Celtic knots can be adapted for all manner of craftwork.
These beautifully illustrated books...are a must
...they contain some very good advice

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