Celtic Frames and Borders

Celtic Frames and Borders
Author: Mallory Pearce
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486995216

These 59 authentic motifs, incorporating mythical creatures, birds, mermaids, abstract patterns, a handsome Celtic cross, and more, are suitable for computer or traditional cut-and-paste use.

Celtic Borders

Celtic Borders
Author: Aidan Meehan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1999
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780500280676

Presents twenty different Celtic borders intended to be used as inspiration and reference in the study of Celtic design methods and techniques

Celtic Knotwork Borders in Repeating Sections

Celtic Knotwork Borders in Repeating Sections
Author: Bradley W. Schenck
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781475299304

Celtic Knotwork Borders in Repeating Sections is a collection of original Celtic knotwork border designs presented in a way that's meant to allow artists the freedom to create knotwork borders in virtually any size, and practically any shape, that they want. The book uses a modular system in which a border design is reduced to either two or five straight sections, plus a variety of arc sections with different numbers of repeats around a full circle. These sections are meant to be rotated as needed to form square, rectangular, or circular borders for use in your work. Not only are there straight and corner sections for each pattern, but every one of them also includes circle sections in several numbers of repeats around a full circle. Half of the designs also feature "inner border" variations. These are designed to branch inward from the main borders with T sections, and the inner borders can cross in the middle of the border with the provided crosspieces. The book's approach is based on the author's experience of more than 25 years. It's intended to teach you to think about repeating patterns in a way that'll improve your own work - the idea is that the mechanical task of laying out a border should be streamlined, leaving you free to concentrate on the much more creative work of painting, carving, or dyeing it. The text includes ideas on how to scale the patterns - they're printed here in many sizes, but it's inevitable that you'll want more - and that, and other information, is given for both digital and traditional artists. You can use these designs in any way you like for your own work. You're completely free to sell that work, or reproductions of that work. You just aren't allowed to make a clip art collection out of them, or otherwise reproduce the pattern sections alone in a form that others can use.

159 Celtic Designs

159 Celtic Designs
Author: Amy L. Lusebrink
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 50
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0486276880

Over 150 motifs reflecting the eye-catching intricacies of Celtic design, ideal for use in graphics layouts, needlework designs and other art and craft projects. Often incorporating sinuous interlacements of animal, floral and abstract motifs, the designs have been clearly and boldly drawn to provide the clearest possible image for reproduction. The collection includes a variety of interesting shapes and sizes.

Celtic Designs and Motifs

Celtic Designs and Motifs
Author: Courtney Davis
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 50
Release: 1991-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0486267180

Contains 103 copyright-free Celtic designs and motifs for graphic artists.

Classic Carving Patterns

Classic Carving Patterns
Author: Lora S. Irish
Publisher: Taunton
Total Pages: 185
Release: 1997
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781561581733

A treasury of classic wood patterns and techniques for creative woodworking embellishment. Woodcarving artist Lora Irish gives carvers, woodburners and painters a wide variety of designs they can transfer directly to projects or use to develop ideas of their own. Themes include natural patterns such as grapes, oak leaves and acorns, animals like lions and eagles, and intricate floral and fantasy designs. 180 drawings.

Celtic Needlepoint

Celtic Needlepoint
Author: Alice Starmore
Publisher: Collins & Brown
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1994
Genre: Art, Celtic
ISBN: 9781854700704

Full-Color Celtic Designs

Full-Color Celtic Designs
Author: Marty Noble
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2002-02-22
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486995151

Add distinctive Celtic designs to stationery, menus, catalog and magazine pages — almost any graphic project — with this handy CD-ROM and book set. 117 striking royalty-free motifs include winged creatures, religious figures, serpentine scrolls, letters of the alphabet incorporating highly stylized designs, plus a variety of frames and borders.

Celtic Gods and Heroes

Celtic Gods and Heroes
Author: Marie-Louise Sjoestedt
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2012-05-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0486115887

Noted French scholar and linguist discusses gods of the continental Celts, beginnings of mythology in Ireland, Irish mother-goddesses and chieftain-gods, and heroes.

Astrological Practice of Physick

Astrological Practice of Physick
Author: Joseph Blagrave
Publisher: Astrology Classics
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2010-02
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 193330328X

Contrary to modern beliefs, the medieval world was not one of superstition and ignorance. True, they lacked what we know as science, but on the other hand, they were in possession of a coherent philosophy of life, handed down to them from the Greeks and Romans, which had been further hammered out in a thousand ways over the course of centuries. When luck was with them (the period was, above all, poor), medieval peoples were surprisingly successful in dealing with the problems of everyday life. With minds open, we come to the medieval world as if it was a strange alien planet. Because their philosophy was different, their observations were different, and, therefore, their solutions were different. Some were good. Some were not. The best of them are worthy of our attention, for they can teach us much. The author, Joseph Blagrave (1610-1682), was a country doctor who lived in Reading, England, in part as he lacked the license that would let him practice openly in London. Fundamentally, he was an astrological herbalist. To this, he brought an eclectic mix of observation, experimentation, folk knowledge, and his own unique genius. Free of modern conceptions, he was able to view and treat the diseases of his day in ways that were revolutionary.