Image Collection: Spiral Designs

These are based on the spiral pattern found on the Aberlemno Stone; the same pattern as the center of Tile 3 in the Other/Combination Tiles page and the repeating version below. I added a simple curved keywork pattern at the corners to fill in the blank spaces of Tiles 1.a-b, while Tiles 1.c-d repeat in a "space filling" pattern. They are all rendered simply using shades of gray.

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These tiles are also based on the spiral pattern found in the center of the Aberlemno Stone; the same pattern as Tile 1 above. [BainG] gives a hint as to how this pattern could be made repeating. I followed the hint and got it to work pretty well, though I must confess I got almost dizzy at times from trying to follow the repeating spirals. :-) They use a "space filling" repeating pattern, with minor variations in number of spiral arm repeats and connections between spirals. The tiles are rendered in light rough texture, gray-scale, "beaten gold", "gold jewelry", and "carved stone".

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These tiles are based on a pattern from the border of the Ardagh Chalice. Tiles are rendered in shades of gray, "carved stone", and "gold jewelry".

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These spiral tiles are based on a pattern originally found on the Meigle Stone and a number of Pictish stones, according to [BainG] page 67, Plate 13. They use a four-armed spiral, vice the three-armed version used on Tiles 1-3 above. Tiles 4.a use a "beaten gold" texture, while the others are all in shades of gray.

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These interconnecting spiral pattern tiles are based on a design used on the Tarbat Stone (Ross-Shire). I found the pattern analyzed in [BainG] page 67, Plate 13. They use two interlocking three-armed spirals. All tiles of this type are presented in shades of gray.

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These tiles are an original design, but are inspired by patterns using spirals of different radius, like those found on the Tarbat Stone and described in [BainG] page 67. They are rendered in simple shades of gray (Tiles 6.a-6.3), in "gold wire" (Tiles 6.f) and in a sort of "gold filigree" (Tile 6.g).

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As in Tile 6 above, these backgrounds are based on an original spiral pattern, in this case combined with a triangular interlaced grid. Tiles 7.a-7.d are all rendered in shades of gray, with 7.b and 7.d in a low-contrast form. Tile 7.e is done in shades of blue, and 7.f rendered as "gold wire".

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This pattern is from an unknown folio of the Book of Kells, but I found it in [BainG] page 65, Plate 10 (2nd from the top right side). The tiles below are rendered in simple gray-scale.

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This pattern from the Ardagh Chalice is a simplified version of one found in [BainG] page 65, the top pattern on Plate 9. The tiles below are rendered in gray-scale and simple colors.

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This pattern from the Book of Kells was found in [BainG] page 65, 2nd from the top pattern on Plate 9. A border version of this design is found in Border 2 above. It is interesting to compare this with the design in Tile 3 above from the Ardagh Chalice. The tiles below are rendered in simple gray-scale.

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This pattern from the Book of Kells was found in [BainG] page 62, top of Plate 4. The tiles below are rendered in simple gray-scale and "gold jewelry".

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This pattern from the Book of Kells (unknown folio) can be found in [BainG] page 65, 3rd from the top pattern on Plate 9. I tweaked the pattern in Tile 12.c to make it space filling rather than a simple border fill. The tiles below are rendered in simple gray-scale and "carved stone".

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This pattern from a roundel in the Book of Durrow Folio 3v, and can be found in [BainG] page 60, Plate M. I tweaked the pattern to make it into a space filling repeat. The tiles below are rendered in simple gray-scale and "gold jewelry".

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The tiles in this section are based on a design I found in [Meehan5] page 138, figure 85.d. I tweaked the pattern to make it into a space filling repeat using the techniques from the design of the Aberlemno Stone. The tiles below are rendered in simple gray-scale, "carved stone" and "gold jewelry".

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The tiles in this section are based on a design I found in [Meehan5] page 141, figure 88, originally from the Hitchin Hanging Bowl. I tweaked the pattern to make it into a space filling repeat. The tiles below are rendered in simple gray-scale.

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These tiles are based on a design I found in [Meehan5] page 142, figure 89, originally from the Gracey Chalice. I tweaked the pattern to make it into a space filling repeat. The tiles below are rendered in simple gray-scale and "gold jewelry".

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These tiles are based on a design the Book of Kells, folio 28v. I did the analysis and subsequently tweaked the pattern to make it into a space filling repeat. The tiles below are rendered in simple gray-scale.

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These tiles are based on a design the Book of Kells, folio 32v. I did the analysis, then found that Bain had already done it! See [BainG] pg. 66, bottom of Plate 12. The tiles below are rendered in simple gray-scale.

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These tiles are an original design, but are inspired (like Tiles 6 and 7 above) by patterns using spirals of different radius, like those found on the Tarbat Stone and described in [BainG] page 67. They are rendered in simple shades of gray.

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