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Celtic Spirte : Celtic Symbolism : The Celtic Hounds Celtic Hound, Three Wolves, Norse Design, Celtic Animals, The Book Of Kells, Celtic Artwork, Irish Wolfhounds, Ornamental Design, Viking Designs

The Celtic hounds were dogs well respected by royalty and warriors. They were given as gifts to men of honour and many warriors and chiefs took the name as a title to show their loyalty and courage. Many argue Celtic hounds to be either the Greyhound, Scottish Deerhound, Irish Wolfhound or even a mix of all these breeds. This enclosed design is based on the similar from Folio 29r of the "Book of Kells". Just look in the upper right and you will see the circled hounds, a zoomorphic design…

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Portrait of John from the Book of Kells, 8th century Ink on calf skin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland What do banyan trees, biomorphic design,graph theory,knot theory,medieval manuscript illumination,Celtic knot work, The Book of Kells, art history and the disciplines of visual art, social studies and mathematics have in common? OVERLAPPING To learn more about the design principle of overlapping click here and scroll down. Click here and scroll down for a definition of overlapping and…

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