CElt:ic ANtJ. tjesic.;ns. DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC. Mineola, New York

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1 CElt:ic ANtJ oltj NORSE tjesic.;ns COUR'LNey AVis DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC. Mineola, New York

2 PUBLISHER'S NOTE In this marvelous collection, drawn from numerous Celtic and Old Norse sources in the British lsles and Scandinavia, a rich selection of traditional Christian and secular designs is rought together. Some of the meticulously rendered designs were found in iiluminated manuscripts, missals, and psalters of the Celtic Church (including the incomparale Book of Kells and the earlier Book of Ourrow) and on Celtic stone crosses. Others are from runic inscriptionson stones, Norse sword hilts and personal ornaments, and the decoration of everyday artifacts such as edposts, horse collars, and weather vanes. The sources of the designs are in lreland; Scotland; Wales; Cornwall, Cumria, Gloucestershire, Northumerland, Sutton Hoo (in Suffolk), and the lsle of Man in England; Denmark; Norway; and Sweden. Created in the period from the 6th century to the 12th century A.D. (some of them during the 9th and 10th centuries, at the height of the Norse invasions and occupations of large areas of England and lreland), the designs represent the six major periods of Old Norse decoration: the Broa/Oseerg, Borre, Jellinge, Mammen, Ringerike, and Urnes styles, as well as many generations of Celtic Christian ornament, chiefly elaora ted in lreland and Scotland.

3 a c \ d e (a) from ronze mirror; () from ronze mirror; (e) from ronze ovvl; (d) and (e) from hand les on spoons Ccltic DesigIls 1

4 a c ~d (a) pattern from sword hilt; () Celtic stone cross; (c) Cel tic stone cross; (d) from a gold torc (neck coiiar or chain) 2 Celtic DesiglIs

5 -- a (a) pattern from ronze mirror; () spiral design on sword hilt c Ce/tic Designs 3

6 "-. Cel tic spirals from various stone crosses -l Cel t ic DesigIls

7 ~ designs from various stone crosses of Ireland, Scotland, and Cornwall Celtic DesigIls 5

8 ,'" Ir--- a c (a) from the Cel tic cross at Monasteroice, (c) from cross at Monasteroice, Ireland lreland; () adapted from a cross in Comwall; 6 Ce/tic DesigIls

9 a (a) from the Celtic cross at Golden Grove, Wales; () adapted from a cross shaft at Llantwit Major, Wales Cc/tic OL'siglls 7

10 a e d f (a) and () from a Scottish cross; (c), (d), and (e) from the Book of Kells; (f) from a Cornish stone cross 8 Celtic DesigIls Ih

11 -. a c d e f (a) and () from Codex 1395; (e), (d), (e), and (O from the Lindisfarne Gospels Ce/tic Designs 9

12 c (a), (), and (c) from the Book of Kells 10 Ccltic DesigIls

13 from the Book of Kells Ccltic DesiglIs 11

14 rr I -- I "' adapted from the Book of Kells 12 Celtic DesigIlS

15 from the Coupar-Angus Psalter, Scotland Ccltic/Old Norse Designs 13

16 1["'" [, a c e «1) initial from Wineheome Psalter; () from St. Maehan's Shrine; (e) and (d) from Cross of Cong; (e) from St. Maehan's Shrine 14 CC!tic/Old Norsc Desigl/s

17 ... a c (a) from Shrine of St. Lachtin's Arm; () and (c) from St. Machan's Shrine Cc/tic/Old Norsc DesigIls 15

18 a 16 (a) engraved Ce/tic/Old Norse Desiglls axe from Jut/and; () detail from St. Machan's Shrine

19 ,,~':"""""""""--'-.: ;, ;'~",'; detail from the Bell Shrine of St. Patrick Cc/tic/Old Norsc DesigIls 17

20 a d c e (a) detail from the Cross of Lismore; () and (c) from the Bell Shrine of St. Patrick; (d) and (e) from St. Machan's Shrine 18 CL'ltic/Old NorsL' OL'sigl1s

21 a c d (a), (), and (c) from the Bell Shrine of St. Patrick; (d) from the Cross of Cong Celtic/Old Norse Design::; 19

22 '1 a 20 (a) from the Shrine of St. Lachtin's Arm; () initials from the Corpus Missell, lreland Celtic/Old Nlirse Designs

23 "." '..~. (a) from the Book of Durrow, lreland; () design carved into antier, lreland; (c) and (d) from the Sutton Hoo ship urial Cc/tic/Old Norsc Dcsigl1S 21

24 ~' L a c (a) initial from the Chronicle Hymnorum,lreland of Marianus Scotus, lreland; () and (c) from the Lier '22 Celtic/Old Norse Dcsigns

25 < -'-._~,-~' runic stone, Sweden Old Norsc DesiglIs 23

26 ~ J a, 1:1, JI I ~ ~ (a) Viking-stvle pendant; () two entwined easts carved in stone 24 Old Norse DesigIls ~

27 a (a) Urnes-style one pin; () figure of a ird on a whaleone line winder; (c) can'ed stone cist in Urnes stvle Old Norse DesigIls 25

28 ;1 -II c ~1!1 a work (a) from rooch the earved side of the Oseerg eart; () detail from a edpost; (e) from an open- 26 Old Norse Designs Ii!

29 ornament on a ronze-gilt weather vane Old Norse Designs 27

30 ~ 1 I -1 li'. ~i I 1:1 Iii from a carved wooden edpost 28 Old Norsf DfsigJ/s.~iI 1111 J.l

31 ,:.. a c (a) and (c) ]ellinge-style anima ls carved in stone, from the Isle of Man; () detail from a Mammen-stvle horse collar Old Norsc DesigIls 29

32 if,. ~ i I a 30 Old Norse Designs (a) Borre-style strap end; () detail from Gosforth stone cross

33 entwined Urnes-style carved easts Old Norsc Dcsigns 31

34 " a c (aj rooeh in English Urnes style; (J Ringerike east; (ej design from a fluted silver owl from Gotiand 32 Old Norse Desigl/s

35 1...,. a (a) carved one in the Mammen style of art; () detail from a horse collar Old Norse Design5 33

36 a Á (a) and () adaph:,d from a silver owl in Gotiand 34 Old Norse Designs

37 111! from the omament on asiedge pole Old Norse Desigl1s 35

38 r.;.; a 36 Old Norsc Designs (a) silver disk in the Jellinge style; () detail from asiedge pole in Oseerg

39 ~, '"" a I ~ c (a) "Great Beast" eaf\úi on a grave; () and (e) Jcllingc-style animals earved jn stone, from the Isle of Man Old Norsc DesigIls 37

40 a (a) silver crucifix; () and (e) details from mounts in the Broa style 38 Old Norsc Designs

41 '-"""""'-"""-. --"..,<.,. animai heads can-ed on a whaleone plaque Old Norsc Design:> 39

42 ". I I a 40 Old Norse Desig/Is (a) detail from a carved stone in Norway; () detail from asiedge pole in Oseerg

43 J ""';<1;.~. dlc';'..""l a.., c (a) detail from a horse eollar; () two entwined easts earved on a rune stone in Gotiand; (e) Jellinge-style animals carved in stone, from the Isle of Man Old Norsc DesigIls 41

44 í c r í a d.- (a) detaii from a rooch; () Gosforth Cross; (c) order detaii from manuscript Junius II; (d) ased on various rooch designs 42 Old Nor~(' Dc~iglls """,-,...

45 , Swedish rune stone Old Norse Designs 43

46 J. r' r - r <lj ~ (fj r;; o:... co <lj :E.5, t::: :J o 6 6 "-" o:....- r;;, <lj O r r I 44 Old Norse Designs ", ",..",~",.~