Allen, J. Romilly (John Romilly), 1847-1907 · London, Methuen & Co · leaf 396
attan, Argyllshire. Judging from the evidence afforded by the datedspecimens, the best kind of spiral ornament seems tohave disappeared entirely from Christian Celtic art afterthe first quarter of the tenth century. ZOOMORPHIC DESIGNS Animal forms are used in Celtic art of the Christianperiod in… … SPIRAL ORNAMENT ON FRAGMENT OF SCULPTURED STONEFROM TARBET, ROSS-SHIRE ; NOW IN THEEDINBURGH MUSEUM OF THE CHRISTIAN PERIOD 289 (2) symbolically, and (3) decoratively. As cases of thefirst kind of treatment we have the hunting scenes,1battle scenes,2 men driving in chariots3 drawn byhorses, groups…
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