London : The British Museum Press, 2015. First Edition. Softcover. Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 304 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Venue: Catalogue of an exhibition held at British Museum, London, 24 Sept. 2015-31 Jan. 2016; and National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 11 Mar. -25 Sept. 2016. Contents; In search of the Celts -- Approaching Celtic art -- A connected Europe, (c. 500-150 BC) -- Powerful objects : the uses of art in the Iron age -- A changing world, (c.150 BC -50 AD) -- The impact of Romae, (AD 50-250) -- Out of a Roman world, (c. AD 250-650) -- At the western edge of the Christian world, (c. AD 600-900) -- Tracing the Celts? Survival & transformation, (c. AD 800-1600) -- The Celtic revival in Britain & Ireland : reconstructing the past, (c. AD 1600-1920) -- Celtic arts in the long term : continuity, change & connections. Subjects; British Museum ; Exhibitions. National Museum of Scotland ; Exhibitions. Art, Celtic ; Exhibitions. Celts ; Exhibitions. Civilization, Celtic ; Exhibitions. Celts History ; Exhibitions. Art, Celtic. Celts. Civilization, Celtic. Art, Celtic. Civilization, Celtic. Art, Celtic ; Exhibitions. Civilization, Celtic ; Exhibitions. Celts History ; Exhibitions. Art, Celtic. Celts. Civilization, Celtic. Art, Celtic ; Exhibitions. Civilization, Celtic ; Exhibitions. Celts History ; Exhibitions. Celtic antiquities. Celts ; Exhibitions. Art and Design. Art, Celtic. Celts. Civilization, Celtic. Celts Visual arts. Art, Celtic ; Exhibitions. Civilization, Celtic ; Exhibitions. Celts History ; Exhibitions. Celtic antiquities ; Exhibitions. Art, Celtic ; Exhibitions. Celts. Art, British-Celtic influences. Art, Irish-Celtic influences. Celtic art. Celtic revival (Art). Genres; Bibliography. Catalogue. Exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogues. History. Illustrated.

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Bookseller: MW Books Ltd. (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 317871
Title: Celts : art and identity / edited by Julia Farley and Fraser Hunter
Author: Farley, Julia [editor]. Celts : art and identity (2015-2016 : London, England). Farley, Julia [editor]Hunter, Fraser (Museum curator) [editor]. British Museum [host institution]. National Museums of Scotland [host institution]. Celts : Art and Identity (
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0714128368
ISBN 13: 9780714128368
Publisher: London : The British Museum Press
Date Published: 2015

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