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Symbolism of the Celtic Cross


Classification

Series Number: 680
Genre: Reference
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Condition: New
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Shelf: 9
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Author: Bryce, Derek
Binding: Softback
Cover Price: 9.98
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Publishing

Publisher: Red Wheel / Weiser
Copyright Year: 2002
Publication Year: 1995
ISBN#: 0-87728-850-X
LCCN#: 95019403
Pages: 128
Address: York Beach, Me
Dewey Decimal: 246/.558/089916
LoC Classification: BV160 .B88 1995
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Did you know that the basic symbolism of the cross is that of the world-axis, or the link between Heaven and Earth? Or that the main feature of the ornamented Celtic Cross, the wheel cross, is not derived from the crucifixion, but from a more ancient symbol--the Chi-Rho monogram, which is the name of Christ in the Greek alphabet? In Symbolism of the Celtic Cross, Derek Bryce traces the pagan-Christian link of the essential symbolism of the axis-mundi from standing stones and market crosses (at crossroads and not always "crosses" in form) to the inscribed slabs and free-standing crosses of the Celtic-Christian era. He includes rare illustrations of ornamental Celtic Crosses from such places as Brittany, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Cumbria, Ireland, and Cornwall. Bryce explores esoteric aspects of the symbolism, alchemy, and the wisdom of Hermes.