Celtic designs often feature intertwining lines and are commonly seen in Celtic crosses. Traditional Irish dancing dresses and illuminated manuscripts like the Book of Kells contain intricate Celtic patterns featuring animals and decoration on nearly every page. The document provides examples of Celtic designs and discusses where they are often seen today and in historical works of art from Irish monks.

1. Celtic Design
Can anybody give an example of
a Celtic Design?

2. Celtic Designs
Here are some example of A lot of Celtic designs
Celtic designs: intertwine

3. Intertwining lines....

4. Celtic Crosses

5. Where do we often see
Celtic Designs around us?

6. A lot of traditional Irish dancing
dresses have Celtic designs on them:

7. Do you
see the
Celtic
designs
on this
dress?

8. The Book of Kells
An image of The Book of Kells
• The Book of Kells
is an early record
of Celtic
Christianity
created by Irish
Monks.

9. The Book of Kells
was very decorative
and every single page
except for 2 had
celtic design and
decoration on it!

10. Lots of the designs included animals: Can you
guess what kind of animals are in these designs?

11. Now we are going to make our
own Celtic designs!