General

A Celtic Miscellany - K H Jackson - paperback An excellent collection of Celtic writings, from love songs and heroic adventures to the meditation of hermits. A collection for dipping into.
Celtic Pilgrimages: Sites, Seasons and Saints: an Inspiration for Spiritual Journeys - Courtney Davis, Elaine Gill - hardcover Courtney Davis brings the Celtic world alive through his vibrant images and decoration.
A Celtic Saga: Whithorn, Iona and Lindisfarne - Andrew Patterson - paperback Three geat sites of Celtic spirituality and pilgrimage, linked to the saints Ninian, Columba and Aidan.

History

The Book of Celtic Saints - Courtney Davis, Elaine Gill - hardcover Some history, and some myth and tradition, bound up with quite beautiful illustrations on the Celtic tradition by Courtney Davis. Another lovely book to dip into, visually striking, but don't treat it as straight history.	No UK
Early Celtic Christianity - Brendan Lehane - paperback
Anglo-Saxon Christianity - Exploring the Earliest Roots of Christian Spirituality in England - Paul Cavill - paperback An interesting recent book looking at a subject very relevant to Alfred the Great.

Spirituality

Celtic Christian Spirituality - Oliver Davies, Fiona Bowie - paperback	No UK
The Cry of the Deer and Edge of Glory - David Adam - paperback Two small books from David Adam, renowned for his sensitive prayers in the Celtic tradition, composed or collected in his time as vicar of Holy Island (Lindisfarne). Each is a marvelous resource of prayer and devotion. Also Celtic Daily Prayer Companion UK
The Rhythm of Life: Celtic daily prayer - David Adam - paperback
Creation Spirituality - Mathew Fox - paperback Quite different from most of the books here, Fox is the best known proponent of this brand of life-afirming and nature-aware spirituality, which draws on the Celtic tradition among others. See also his bookOriginal Blessing.
The Iona Community Worship Book - The Iona Community - paperback This link is to Amazon.co.uk, as the US site doesn't seem to have this wonderful resource for celtic inspired worship from the Iona Community. It can also be ordered from their own site, www.iona.org.uk but I am unclear about overseas postage.

Art

Celtic Illumination and The Celtic Art Source Book - Courtney Davis - paperback Two more books from the modern master of Celtic art.
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Painting Book illumination in the British Isles 600 - 800 - Carl Nordenfalk - paperback The art of manuscript illumination in the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon churches.
Celtic Art: the methods of construction - George Bain - paperback One of many books by George Bain, the man regarded by many as the founder of modern celtic art studies. Do you have the patience to see how it is done?

 

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