Library Journal Review

Illustrating 11 alphabets in Celtic styles in color and black and white, this collection is similar in format to Dover's "Ready-To-Use" series. Like the figural designs in Balchin's previous book, Designs from the Book of Kells, the alphabets are modern, somewhat simplified interpretations inspired by illuminated letters in the Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels. Intended primarily for painters, this will be useful for needleworkers as well. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.