Symbols of the Celts

by Sabine Heinz

Book Overview

What is it about the arts of the ancient Celts that make them so fascinating for today's fashions and jewelery, graphic design, and even architecture? This book reveal dozens of cultic figures... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806986344
• ISBN13: 9780806986340
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

A comprehensive and useful guide

This book is not a thick one so it might go unnoticed. It is, indeed, a real mine of information that unveil the Celtic traditions. Each symbol is fully explained and a little excerpt of some legend having to do with it is provided. Here comes the surprise: many Celtic symbols are still used and still have their primitive meaning. It's also interesting to see how some other symbols have fully migrated from a culture to another one without loosing their inner meaning. This is a very useful book to read and understand the sense of Celtic culture.

Symbols of the Celts

I have been searching for a book like this for almost a year. This is the most complete guide to Celtic symbols and their meanings. I would recomend having some basic knowledge of Celtic history to fully understand some of the descriptions.