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The style is most commonly associated with the Celtic lands, but it was also practiced extensively in England and was exported to Europe by Irish and Northumbrian monastic activities on the continent. J. Romilly Allen has identified "eight elementary knots which form the basis of nearly all the interlaced patterns in Celtic decorative art". [4] [5]
One very basic form of Celtic or pseudo-Celtic linear knotwork; alternative decorative form of Image:Celtic-knot-basic-alternate.svg. Date: 2006: Source: SVG version of Image:Celtic-knot-basic.png This image is converted from the following PostScript code:
white background only near knot, slightly readjust margins: 12:27, 18 December 2006: 800 × 309 (4 KB) AnonMoos: adding white background: 04:16, 8 September 2006: 800 × 309 (4 KB) Erin Silversmith: Replacing with AnonMoos's version (not that I can detect any difference). 02:54, 5 September 2006: 220 × 85 (4 KB) Erin Silversmith: Corrected ...
The triquetra is often used artistically as a design element when Celtic knotwork is used, especially in association with the modern Celtic nations. The triquetra, also known as a "Irish Trinity Knot", is often found as a design element in popular Irish jewelry such as claddaghs and other wedding or engagement rings.
A quasi-Celtic ornamental knot which fills a square. For much simpler knotwork which fills a square, see File:Celtic-knot-insquare-green-transparentbg.svg. For alternative visual realization, see File:Celtic-knot-insquare-39crossings red-on-black.svg. Date: 2010: Source: Own work-- Converted from the following vector PostScript source code:
Date: 2006: Source: Own work: Author: User:Melian: Other versions: For a simple "single-stranded" version of this basic pattern (formed from straight lines and circular arcs, and fitting exactly within an equilateral triangle), see File:Three-figure8-knot triang2.svg
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Aidan Meehan is an Irish artist and author of 18 books on Celtic art and design. [1] [2] including the eight-volume Celtic Design series and Celtic Alphabets, Celtic Borders, The Book of Kells Painting Book, The Lindisfarne Painting Book and Celtic Knots, all published by Thames & Hudson