Transcriber’s Notes: Underscores “_” before and after a word or phrase indicate _italics_ in the original text. Equal signs “=” before and after a word or phrase indicate =bold= in the original text. Small capitals have been converted to SOLID capitals. Illustrations and footnotes have been moved so they do not break up paragraphs. Deprecated spellings have been preserved. Typographical and punctuation errors have been silently corrected. THE ANTIQUARY’S BOOKS GENERAL EDITOR: J. CHARLES COX, LL.D., F.S.A. CELTIC ART IN PAGAN AND CHRISTIAN TIMES BY J. ROMILLY ALLEN, F.S.A. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS METHUEN & CO. 36 ESSEX STREET W.C. LONDON _First Published in 1904_ CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE xv CHAPTER I THE CONTINENTAL CELTS AND HOW THEY CAME TO BRITAIN 1 CHAPTER II PAGAN CELTIC ART IN THE BRONZE AGE 22 CHAPTER III PAGAN CELTIC ART IN THE EARLY IRON AGE 61 CHAPTER IV PAGAN CELTIC ART IN THE EARLY IRON AGE 90 CHAPTER V PAGAN CELTIC ART IN THE EARLY IRON AGE 129 CHAPTER VI CELTIC ART OF THE CHRISTIAN PERIOD 162 CHAPTER VII CELTIC ART OF THE CHRISTIAN PERIOD 232 CHAPTER VIII CELTIC ART OF THE CHRISTIAN PERIOD 254 INDEX 305 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT