decoration and ornament, celtic

Step-by-step illustrations and hundreds of examples and suggestions explain how to create basic and complex Celtic knot work, as well as spiral work, key patterns, lettering, and designs using animals, humans, and plants.

Presents easy-to-follow methods for constructing key patterns and includes a history and reconstruction of the ancient scribes work.

The great tales, myths, and legends of Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin, the Knights of the Round Table, and the Quest for the Holy Grail are recreated in the illustrations and text.