Celtic art in Pagan and Christian times

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Fig. 4.—(_a_) Line Chevron Border.
            (_b_, _c_, and _d_) Different Methods of Shading (_a_).

    Fig. 5.—(_a_) Bar Chevron Border.
            (_b_) The same as (_a_), but shaded.
            (_c_) Surface Pattern, produced by repeating (_b_).

A few new patterns (see Fig. 6) may be produced by placing the chevron
with the point of the V facing to the right or left, thus, =<= or =>=,
instead of upwards or downwards, thus, =Λ= or =V=.

[Illustration: Fig. 6.

    (_a_) Chevron Border, with V’s placed thus, => >=.
    (_b_) The same as (_a_), but with a horizontal line
          through the points of the =V=’s.
    (_c_) The same as (_a_), but shaded.
    (_d_) The same as (_b_), but shaded.
]

Figs. 7 to 10 give the triangular patterns, plain and shaded, produced
by repeating the chevron border (see Fig. 2. _a_).

[Illustration: Fig. 7.]

[Illustration: Fig. 8.

    Fig. 7.—(_a_) Single Border, composed of Triangles.
            (_b_) Double Border, composed of Triangles, with
                  the points of all the Triangles meeting.
            (_c_) Surface Pattern, composed of Triangles, with
                  the points of all the Triangles meeting.
    Fig. 8.—(_a_, _b_, and _c_) The Patterns shown on Fig. 7, shaded.
]

[Illustration: Fig. 9.]

[Illustration: Fig. 10.

    Fig. 9.—(_a_) Double Border, composed of Triangles, with the
                  points of the Triangles in one row falling in
                  the centres of the bases of Triangles in the row
                  above.
            (_b_) Surface Pattern, composed of Triangles, arranged
                  in the same way as in the preceding.
    Fig. 10.—(_a_ and _b_) The Patterns shown on Fig. 9, shaded.
]

The patterns derived from the lozenge are shown on Figs. 11 to 18.

[Illustration: Fig. 11.

    Fig. 11.—(_a_) Lozenge Border, composed of two sets of Chevrons,
                   with their points facing in opposite directions.
             (_b_) The same as (_a_), but with the Chevrons set apart.
             (_c_) The same as (_a_), but with bars substituted for
                   lines.
             (_d_) The same as (_b_), but with bars substituted for
                   lines.
]

[Illustration: Fig. 12.

    Fig. 12.—(_a_) Lozenge Border, with Triangles or Chevrons, shaded.
             (_b_) Lozenge Border, with Lozenges shaded.
             (_c_) The same as Fig. 11 (_c_), but shaded.
             (_d_) The same as Fig. 11 (_d_), but shaded.
]

[Illustration: Fig. 13.

    Fig. 13.—(_a_) Surface Pattern, produced by repeating the Bar
                   Chevron Border, so that the points of all the
                   Chevrons meet.
             (_b_) The same as (_a_), but with the Chevrons set apart.
]

[Illustration: Fig. 14.

    Fig. 14.—(_a_) The same as Fig. 13 (_a_), but shaded.
             (_b_) The same as Fig. 13 (_b_), but shaded.
]

[Illustration: Fig. 15.]

[Illustration: Fig. 16.]