The Archaeology of Celtic Art

ISBN-13: 9780415351775 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 320 str.

D. W. Harding

Opis

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 indispensable for those people wanting to take a fresh and innovative perspective on Celtic Art.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Definitions, Material and Context  2. ‘An Art with No Genesis’: The Later Bronze Age Background  3. The La Tène Early Styles: Origins and Influences  4. The La Tène Developed Styles  5. The Art of the Swordsmith  6. The Later La Tène Relief Styles  7. Insular British Art to the Roman Conquest  8. La Tène and non-La Tène in Ireland  9. South-West Europe and the Celtiberians  10. Later Styles and Romanization  11. Late Insular Art in Britain and Ireland  12. Conclusions: Archaeology and Celtic Art

O autorze

Harding, D.W.