Image Collection: Triangular Knotwork Designs

These tiles are based on the simple pattern found on the Govan Stone (see [BainG] page 41 Plate F). Tiles 1.c, f, h and i use a modified pattern that "ties" the tiles together into an overall repeating pattern when used to fill a screen/window. The tiles use various band widths, with Tiles 1.l-m using "doubled" interlace (oddly, this was rarely used on standing stones, but was quite popular in the manuscripts). See the Knotwork Class page on Line Treatments for further details on different band types. Tiles are rendered in shades of gray and "gold wire".

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This tile is based on a design from the Ulbster Stone (see [BainG] page 42). It seemed appropriate to render it using a "carved stone" texture...

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hese are based on a design from the St. Vigeans Stone, found pre-analyzed in [BainG] page 41 Plate F.7. Tiles 3.a and 3.b are rendered in low contrast shades of gray, while 3.c-e have been rendered in various "carved stone" textures.

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These tiles are based on a design from the Britford Stone, Salisbury, found in [BainG] page 41, Plate F.1. I've adapted it to make a tiled background, with some tiles using a slight tweak to the design that connects the tiles when used to fill in a page/window. The tiles are rendered in shades of gray, "carved stone", and "gold jewelry" using various band widths and treatments.

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These tiles are based on a design from Dunfallandy Stone. I picked up the template from [BainG] page 41, Plate F.2 and modified it to make a continuous path when viewed as a full page/window background. The first two tiles are rendered using low contrast shades of gray, while the rest are rendered using several different "carved stone" effects.

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These tiles are based on part of the Rosemarkie Stone, analyzed in [BainG] page 41, Plate F.4. Some tiles have a slightly modified design that makes a continuous path when tiled over a page/window. The tiles use low contrast shades of gray, various "carved stone" textures, and "gold wire/jewelry".

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These tiles are based on part of the Bore-Stone of Gask, analyzed in [BainG] page 41, Plate F.3. I modified the basic pattern on some of the tiles to make a continuous path when tiled over a page/window. The tiles rendered as simple low-contrast shades of gray, "carved stone", "embossed paper", and various "gold wire/jewelry" effects. Tile 7.j was given a "rough gold" texture using a demo version of Flaming Pear's BladePro filter plug-in for PaintShop and PhotoShop (alas, no longer available).

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These tiles are also based on the simple pattern found on the Govan Stone (see [BainG] page 41 Plate F, and Tile 1 above. I have adapted this pattern to use equilateral triangles as a basis, while the original (see Tile 1) used right triangles. Tiles use simple low-contrast shades (dark and light), "embossed paper", "carved stone", and "gold wire" in various band widths.

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As in the set above, these are based on a 60-degree triangle adaptation of a pattern found on the St. Vigeans Stone, found pre-analyzed in [BainG] page 41 Plate F.7 (The right triangle version can also be found as Tile 3 above). Tile 9.a is the basic pattern rendered in dark shades. 9.b is the same rendered as "gold wire". Tiles 9.c-f use a modified pattern that connects adjacent basic templates to make a continuous pattern over the whole page/window, rendered as simple shades of gray and "gold wire".

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As with Tiles 8 and 9, these tiles are also 60-degree adaptations of a 90-degree pattern found on the Ulbster Stone, with the original version found in [BainG] page 41 Plate F. Tiles are rendered in shades of gray and "gold wire".

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This tile is based on a design from the Strathmartin Stone (see [BainG] page 41 Plate F.8 for an analysis of this pattern). They are rendered in simple shades of gray and as "gold wire/jewelry".

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These tiles use a simple equilateral triangle design common (as a space filler or accent) to most Insular Celtic sources. I've simply adapted it to make a tiled background. Tiles 12.j-k use double band interlacing, common in manuscripts but quite rare on standing stones. See the Knotwork Class page on Line Treatments for further details on different band types, including doubled knotwork. The tiles are rendered in shades of gray, "gold wire/jewelry", and "carved stone".

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These tiles use a design based on [Meehan2] Triagular Knot 9, pg. 151. I've adapted it to make a tiled background. The tiles are rendered in shades of gray, "carved stone", and "gold wire/jewelry".

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These tiles are also based on a design from the Strathmartin Stone (see [BainG] page 41 Plate F.6 and page 47 Plate 6 for an analysis of this pattern). The tiles are rendered in shades of gray and "gold wire/jewelry".

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These tiles are based on a design from the Dunfallandy Stone. I picked up the original template from [BainG] page 41, Plate F.2, and modified it to work with equilateral triangles rather that right triangles. The tiles are rendered using low contrast shades of gray.

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These tiles are based on a design from the Book of LInisfarne Folios 13r and 14v. George Bain adapted it to a triangular space (see [BainG] page 40, Plate E). I adapted it to make a repeating, space-filling tile. The tiles are rendered using low contrast shades of gray.

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These tiles are equilateral-triangle modifications of a right triangle design from the Rosemarkie Stone (see [BainG] page 41 Plate F.4 for a view of the original pattern. The original version can also be seen in Border 2 and Tile 6 above. The tiles are rendered using shades of gray and "gold wire".

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