Files of correspondence, notes, research and other material relating to Celtic and Renaissance Art from Etienne Rynne.
Files of material relating to research of Celtic and Renaissance Art
File includes letters between Etienne Rynne and others such as Stuart Maxwell, National Museum of Antiquities, Scotland; Breandá [ ], National Museum of Ireland; Charles [ ], University of Edinburgh; Cynthia Warhurst, Ministry of Finance, Ancient Monuments Branch, Government of Northern Ireland; Marguerite Le Roux, Rennes; C.T. Le Roux, Circonscription des Antiquités Préhistoriques. Other documents include summary report on a lecture given by Etienne Rynne on the subject of "The Revival of Celtic Art in Late Medieval Ireland and Scotland" to the Royal Society of Antiquiries of Ireland (Nov [ ] ) File also includes some press cuttings of news coverage of stories relating to Celtic and Renaissance Art.
File of black and white photographic prints including a group photograph of the Thomond Archaeological Society Committee, in which Etienne Rynne is pictured (1965); Other prints include assorted images of objects, places and items relating to Celtic and Renaissance Art researched by Rynne, including a design on tomb at Clontuskert; 17th and 18th [Scottish iron] swords; stone carvings from Askeaton, Co. Limerick; unnamed metal shrines from National Museum of Ireland; metal work and postcards of items from the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland; stone carvings at a church ruin in Boyle, Co. Roscommon (National Museum of Ireland) and other related images.
File includes assorted offprints and copies of published articles and books on various topics related to Celtic and Renaissance Art.
File of manuscript loose-leaf sheets of notes with assorted detailed writing and research by Etienne Rynne on assorted topics of Celtic and Renaissance Art. Includes many drawings and sketches of objects, items, landmarks and locations. Some sketches relate to Holycross Abbey, Co. Tipperary, Cashel Cathedral, Co. Tipperary; Clontuskert Abbey, Co. Galway; Church Road, Cahir, Co. Tipperary; Irish book-satchels; Liathmore, Little, Co. Tipperary; Corcomroe Abbey, Co. Clare; Louvre, Paris; Sligo Abbey; St Canice's Cathedral, Co. Kilkenny; The Corpus-Christi College Cork Satchel; and numerous other such objects and items.
File relating to a lecture given by Etienne Rynne, entitled "The Celtic Approach to Art", delivered as part of the Rathmichael Historical Society 7th Summer School, Shankil, Co. Dublin. Includes programme flyers from the Summer School and correspondence between Rynne and the event organisers. This lecture was also delivered to University College Cork Archaeological Society and to the Old Wexford Society, and also an earlier lecture (1978) to Clogher Historical Society.
File of assorted research notes and materials with writings and images of Celtic and Renaissance art, made by Etienne Rynne.
Review by Etienne Rynne of the book Celtic Art from the Beginnings to the Book of Kells written by Ruth and vincent Megaw.
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