The Celtic Cross - An Illustrated History and Celebration

Blandford, UK, 1997. Good secondhand condition.

The stone crosses that somberly deck the Irish (and, to a lesser extent, the Scottish and English) landscape make more than a simple Christian statement. They represent...the quintessential symbol of the union of pagan sensibility and Christian transcendence....Tracing the tradition of the Celtic cross back to the grand megaliths of prehistoric times, Pennick skillfully explores other influences, too, which range from the expected, such as Celtic knotwork designs, to the surprising, such as Egyptian geometry. An exemplarily scholarly book, Pennick's profusely illustrated effort is well organized, full of detail, and written with clear passion for its subject.-- Booklist