Product Description

Leabhar M?r na G?idhlig/The Great Book of Gaelic brings together more than 150 poets, visual artists, calligraphers and typographers from Ireland and Scotland. New poetry and visual artwork has been commissioned to form the 'Great Book' - a single bound volume, which will be a major contemporary artwork in the form of visual anthology. Canongate is publishing a beautiful accompanying catalogue to commemorate this immense celebration of contemporary Celtic culture. It will feature full-page, full-colour plates of all the artwork, the Gaelic poems with selected lines presented as calligraphy, full English translations and information on all the contributors.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1173181 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

The Sunday Herald - Tourcuil Crichton - 3 November 2002
"One of the most ambitious works of art ever attempted. A monument
to contemporary culture."

The Scotsman - Tuesday 29 October 2002
"The quality of the artwork is outstanding"

The Independent - Boyd Tonkin - 14 December 2002
"Stands as a brilliant bridge between tradition and modernity."