Celtic Design Coloring Book

by Ed Sibbett

The designs in Celtic illuminated manuscripts represent a distinctive fusion of native Irish, Germanic, and Near Eastern motifs. Graphic artist Ed Sibbett has brilliantly captured the intricacy and beauty of this original art tradition in 37 drawings based on illustrations in the Book of Durrow, the Gospels of St. Willibrord, and the illustrious Book of Kells. Among the motifs are the characteristic Celtic interlacings, geometric-animal combinations,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486237966
• ISBN13: 9780486237961
• Release Date: May 1979
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.2" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9

Customer Reviews

Nice book to teach Celtic history

This ia a nice book to teach Celtic history, especially if you have Celtic(Irish, Scottish, Welsh, etc.) heritage. This book is well illustrated and has good commentdary with the pictures. Take note, however, it does have some mistakes. St. Patrick was A.D. not B.C. when he was alive. Just a typo, but it's also a matter of a few hundred years difference. Still, I gave it a 5 raiting as it's pretty good otherwise.

adult stress reliever

Colored pencils and complex pics equal a great stress reduction tool. This a wonderful book for that purpose.

Beautiful Celtic Designs For Coloring!

This is a really nice Celtic line art illustration book for coloring. All of the Dover coloring books are top of the line, and this one is no exception. Features a few examples from the legendary "Book Of Kells" itself, as well as general celtic surface ornament from various sources. Also, the designs are "copyright free" for any craft project you may wish to use them in. Exellent for any crafter's library.

Celtic Coloring Book Conducive to Creativity

I would recommend this coloring to most adults, but probably not for kids. Some of the pages contain some drawings with very tiny lines. There are plenty of pages to keep you going, so you won't be disappointed. I found these images to be wonderfully authentic and fun to color. You'll want to hang your finished masterpiece on the wall or fridge, and you might even ponder framing it! I discovered this to be a theraputic activity after a long day of work. I had a lot of fun coloring and even shared with some friends!

excellent resource

This affordable, sometimes hard to find book is an excellent resorce for designers and artisans (including tattooists) designs from the Book of Kells are rendered in thick clear black line.