Knotwork borders von bain george (2 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. 2r.e. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Zustand: very good. Prepared for use in schools and for art-students, artists, craftsmen, etc. Glasgow ; William MacLellan, 1959. 3rd impression. Orig. decorated wrappers. [28] pp. With b/w 14 plates. 14x21 cm. (oblong). (Elementary Knotwork Borders) - Early re-issue of textbook by George Bain (1881-1968), the first artist to analyse and deconstruct the designs found on Pictish sculpture and metalwork, and on illuminated manuscripts such as the Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels. His book Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction was published in 1951. It had little impact at the time, but on its re-issue in 1972, it introduced a generation to Celtic knotwork. Condition : very good copy. Keywords : ART.…