Over 700 illustrations enhance this complete course in the construction and development of Celtic ornament.

As a useful textbook, it takes basic symbols or ideographs and develops them into a systemized method of construction for most forms of Celtic decoration. The book is also invaluable as a challenge to all students the Celtic tradition to make it their own - to use, to repeat, but most of all to develop. The Merne method for the construction and development of Celtic ornament has not been surpassed. Here is a complete course in the construction and development of Celtic ornament, with over 700 b/w illustrations. Taking basic symbols, the book develops them into a systemized method of construction for most forms of Celtic decoration.