Above : One page on Book Of Armagh Christian Art in Ireland attained its highest excellence in four branches: the writing and ornamentation of manuscripts, metal-work, stone-carving, and building. It should be remembered that there was a native art in Ireland even before Christianity came to the country, and that the pagan Irish had highly developed the art of work­ing in bronze, silver, gold, and enamel before St. Patrick's time. From the pagan period we have torques, brooches, gorgets, and combs with char­acteristic ... Read More

Above: Example of Celtic craft Symbolism is very crucial in understanding art and the most typical questions that is being asked is, “what does each art mean?” After years of studies, the designs are believed to be symbols of meanings waiting to be decoded. Some of the things to take into consideration would be remembering that in these symbols are connected with changes time after time. The meaning in itself may be derived from the artist himself and may vary in which era it ... Read More