the celtic knot and cross - power point presentation

8/13/2019 The Celtic Knot and Cross - power point presentation

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THE CELTIC KNOT ANDCROSS

o About CCelts

o The Cel

o The Cel

o The Cel

o The CroMuiredaMonaste

o The Cro

o The Cro


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About Celtic Art and Celts

Celtic art is a form of art closely related to peoples that spoke the Celtic language, as well as peopleuncertain languages that share many common features in their art with those above-mentioned. This fo

art is hard to define, as it appears over a large span of time and in a wide geographical space, stretchinthe British Isles to modern-day Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic and Croatia as well as Germany, Sand France.

The term 'Celt' is used to define a people that spoke a group of languages of Indo-European origin,have spread on the continent from a central point located somewhere in south-eastern Europe. This mihave happened by means of invasion and large movements of people, although no one can be sure of

because of the lack of written documents. More recent genetic studies show that not all Celtic groups hcommon genetic background and this suggests that the culture has spread by diffusion, through trade aother types of social contact, rather than being forced by migration.

Because of their lack of written records, we only know of the Celts through the eyes of the Romans an

more civilized societies of the past and through objects found in their former cities, villages and tombcovered in complex and intricate, highly decorative drawings full of floral and zoomorphic motifs that

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Celtic Knot

Celtic interlace art , more popularly known as Celtic knots , first appthe middle of the seventh century A.D. in close relation to the Irish Church, desthe wide-spread belief that all things 'Celtic' have a pagan heritage.

There are two theories regarding the introduction of the interlace to the vocabulof Celtic Art.

Celtic Art in the 7th century consists of two main types of interlaces: the first oknotwork and the second type of interlace is the zoomorphic interlace


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Decorations from the Book of Durrow


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Examples of

Celtic zoomorphicinterlace


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The Celtic Revival

Some of the most important events in the Celtic Revival are: J. RomillyAllen's and Margaret Stoke's books or the discovery of the Tara Brooch.

Reproductions of the Tara Brooch were sold to important figures in the sociallife of England, such as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.


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From 1899 to 1941, a jewel company founded on the isle called Iona Celtic Artproduced Celtic-styled bracelets, hairpins, necklaces and other jewels based onmodels appropiated from the old monuments and designs found on the isle of Io

Examples of jewels produced by Iona Celtic Art


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The Celtic Cross

The cross is the most ancient and powerful of symbolsthe vertical with the horizontal.

The origin of the Celtic cross is not known

There are several legends regarding the birth andtransformation of the cross from Celtic symbol to Chritradition and the importance it has.


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One of the legends attributes the appearance of the Celtic cross to St.Patrick, whopreached the Gospel among the Celtic tribes somewhere between 387-493. He is shave turned a pagan symbol, which Celts held in high regards, into a Christian symsomehow representing the union of old and new ways, thus converting the Celts toChristianity.

The Celtic cross was used as a Christian symbol to represent the union of Heaven and EarIn the opinion of German Virt, the Celtic cross represents a kind of ancient calendar. Thecircle symbolizes the time (day, year), and the cross symbolizes the space (the universe), tfour corners of the world (North, West, East, South).The center circle is the divinity that ioutside space and time.


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THE CROSS OF MUIREDACH IN MONASTERBOICE

Is made of sandstone and date to aroundthe 10th century

it gets its name from an inscription at thebase of the west face, saying it was erectedby Muiredach.

The cross is around 5.2 metres high. The theme of the cross is Christ the King,

of the Earth. Also we have details showing Christ bein

mocked by roman soldiers, Adam and Evethe garden, Cain slaying Abel, or scenesfrom the Old Testament and scenes from thNew Testament.

The Inscription at the base of the west sida prayer for Muiredach who had the crosserected.


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THE CROSS OF ARDBOE

the third highest cross in Ireland anin Northern Ireland

It was found in the 10th century Is a sandstone cross stands to a he

metres

The West Face pictured right bearsbiblical scenes.

1. Adoration of Magi.2. Wedding at Canna.3. Loaves and Fishes.4. Christ enters Jerusalem5. Mocking or Arrest of Christ

The West Head bears a crucifixion sce


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The Celts were a realistic people whos rural theology was formed in avery natural context.Tertullian from Cartagina, in one of his writings in 210 AD, referred to British areas as inaccessible to the Romans, but subjected to Christ,

which discloses the existence of early Christianity independent ofRome. Also, Taliesin, a Gaelic poet of Strathclyde, said that "Jesus has beenfrom the beginning our teacher and we have never lost his teaching .

The way back to the origins of Christianity in the British Isles passes, athe Celtic knot does, somewhere beyond beginnings or the ends into acontinuous state, overflowing with the presence of God, whichmanifests itself in different ways at different times.

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