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D.W. Harding - The Archaeology of Celtic Art - 9780415428668 - V9780415428668
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The Archaeology of Celtic Art

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Description for The Archaeology of Celtic Art Paperback. Argues for a definition of Celtic art and views it within a wider archaeological context. This title also argues that there were communities in Iron Age Europe that were identified historically as Celts, regarded themselves as Celtic, or who spoke Celtic languages, and that the art of these communities may reasonably be regarded as Celtic art. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 black & white halftones, 31 colour illustrations, 64 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; ACG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 668.

More wide ranging, both geographically and chronologically, than any previous study, this well-illustrated book offers a new definition of Celtic art.

Tempering the much-adopted art-historical approach, D.W. Harding argues for a broader definition of Celtic art and views it within a much wider archaeological context. He re-asserts ancient Celtic identity after a decade of deconstruction in English-language archaeology.

Harding argues that there were communities in Iron Age Europe that were identified historically as Celts, regarded themselves as Celtic, or who spoke Celtic languages, and that the art of these communities may reasonably be regarded as Celtic art.

This study will be ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415428668
SKU
V9780415428668
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

Reviews for The Archaeology of Celtic Art
'This is a well-written scholarly book that seeks a balanced view between the artefacts and archaeology... One of the striking features is the author's line drawings, re-drawn from various sources to provide consistency, which they do most successfully.' – Minerva 'A useful grounding source for those interested in Celtic expression.' – Northern Earth 'Familiarity with the Continental material ... Read more

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