EditorialBritish Bard and an Ovate, Druidic priests, of the pre-Roman era. The bard sits on a rock in blue robes and holds a telyn (harp). The Ovate wears green robes, the colour of learning, and points at the trunk of an oak tree cut into a Tau or symbol of god.
EditorialAncient Druidic ceremony at Stonehenge, with the stones hung with curtains depicting serpents. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.
EditorialAncient Druidic ceremony at Stonehenge, with the stones hung with curtains depicting serpents. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.
EditorialBritish Bard and an Ovate, Druidic priests, of the pre-Roman era. The bard sits on a rock in blue robes and holds a telyn (harp). The Ovate wears green robes, the colour of learning, and points at the trunk of an oak tree cut into a Tau or symbol of god.
EditorialDruidic Awenydd (Bardic disciple) and novice, from the pre-Roman era. In the background are British straw-roofed wooden cabins. The disciple carries a cup and a dove, bird of good omen. Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an illustration by Charles...