Facts about Celtic Art Interlace Design
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Celtic interlace design spread widely through manuscript illumination, metalwork, and stone carving, appearing prominently on high crosses throughout Ireland and Scotland.
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Scholars classify Celtic interlace design as a non-representational geometric art form that flourished particularly during the Insular art period from roughly the 7th to 9th centuries.
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Zoomorphic interlace, a variation of Celtic interlace design, incorporates animal forms whose bodies, limbs, and tails extend into the knotwork patterns.
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The Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript created around 800 CE, contains some of the most celebrated examples of Celtic interlace design.
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Interlace patterns in Celtic art are formed by continuous strands woven over and under one another, creating complex knotwork with no visible beginning or end.