From Sunday prayers and Christmas verses to chants intended to cure toothaches and keep the cow's milk flowing, this is the timeless folk poetry of the Scottish highlands and isles. These highlights from Carmina Gadelica, a 19th-century anthology, form an enduring record of a vanished culture. Reprint of Carmina Gadelica, selections from Volumes I and II, T. and A. Constable, Edinburgh, 1900 edition.
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Celtic and Medieval Alphabets: 53 Complete Fonts by Dan X. Solo Inspired by the calligraphy of the Middle Ages, this treasury of unusual fonts features Gothic typefaces such as Lowenbrau, Kaiser, and Hansa along with the lighter styles of Leipzig, Tory, and Hamburg. 53 fonts.
Irish Stickers by Nina Barbaresi Twenty-four delightfully rendered full-color stickers: bouquet of shamrocks, pot of gold, leprechaun, signs proclaiming "Kiss me, I'm Irish," and much more.
Celtic Designs CD-ROM and Book by Dover Intriguing archive of 96 different black-and-white designs features the sinuous interlacements, stylized mythical creatures, abstracts, geometrics, and other elements that give Celtic art its unique distinction.
Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs Twenty tales embodying the humor and heroism of Celtic folklore have been compiled into one volume. The stories are lavishly illustrated by the pen-and-ink drawings of John D. Batten. 38 drawings.
