Celtic Civilization and Its Heritage
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Celtic Civilization and Its Heritage

Jan Filip

A study of Celts in Europe and in particular in Czechoslovakia illustrated by 52 b/w. drawings (& maps) in the text & by 40 plates of b/w. photo's.

The prehistorical background of the historical celts; the environment of the hallstatt iron age chieftains; the forts of the overlords and their contacts with the mediterranean; armed expeditions of the celts into the rest of europe; period of celtic expansion and later central european concentration; celtic languages and the oldest surviving literature; celtic society and its structure; the warrior organization of the celts and their mode of warfare; the economic basis and civilized achievement of celtic society; celtic art and celtic religion; & the civilizational and cultural heritage of the celts. Revised Edition.

Translation
Roberta Finlayson-Samsour, Iris Lewitova
Editor
Olga Adamova
Illustrations
Jan Filip
Graphics design
Jozef Zezulka
Dimensions
20 x 13.5 cm
Pages
272
Publisher
Academia, Prague, 1976.
 
Latin alphabet. Paperback with dust jacket.
Language: English.

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