History of art: pre-history
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History of art: pre-history
Paperback. An illustrated study of rock art, perhaps the oldest form of artistic endeavour. An introductory chapter discusses the discovery of rock art and the importance of landscape and ritual. Subsequent chapters survey rock art sites worldwide, explaining how the art can be dated and how it was made. Series: Conservation & cultural heritage. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour & 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBK; ACC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366828
- ISBN
- 9780892366828
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.70
€ 33.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. This book contains a series of selected papers presented at two symposia entitled 'Scientific study of rock art' in 2012 & 2015. The core topic of the book is the presentation of scientific approaches to the materiality of rock art, ranging from recording and sampling methods to data analyses. Editor(s): Bednarik, Robert G.; Fiore, Danae; Basile, Mara. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 291 x 17. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Archaeopress United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784914295
- ISBN
- 9781784914295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.58
€ 51.99
€ 51.58
Paperback. The diverse papers in this volume, published in honour of Professor de Balbin, cover a wide variety of the decorated caves which traditionally defined Palaeolithic art, as well as the open-air art of the period, a subject in which he has done pioneering work at Siega Verde and elsewhere. Editor(s): Bueno-Ramirez, Primitiva; Bahn, Paul G. Num Pages: 190 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. BIC Classification: ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 293 x 206 x 17. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Archaeopress United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784912222
- ISBN
- 9781784912222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.01
€ 113.01
Paperback. In this volume, which is the outcome of the four-year long collaboration project SARA (Scandinavian and Atlantic Rock Art) between the archaeology department at University of Gothenburg and the Laboratory of Heritage of Spanish National Research Council, nine papers summarize new excavation and survey results, advanced studies of iconography .. Editor(s): Fredell, Asa C.; Boado, Felipe Criado; Kristiansen, Kristian. Num Pages: 160 pages, 53 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842173978
- ISBN
- 9781842173978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Paperback. Investigates the idea of beauty over time and space. This book offers a chronological account whose conceptual and historical paradigms have been reiterated and contested into the twentieth century. It not only sketches the circumstances that shaped Winckelmann's project but also assesses this scholar's influence on European intellectual life. Translator(s): Mallgrave, Harry Francis. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 456 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACC; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 253 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Research Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366682
- ISBN
- 9780892366682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.04€ 53.89
€ 69.04
€ 53.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 200 color and black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; 1QDAK; ACC; AFKB; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873658584
- ISBN
- 9780873658584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.57
€ 38.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. Deep underground, hidden from view, some of humanity's earliest artistic endeavours have lain buried for thousands of years. Often undisturbed for tens of thousands of years, these were among the first visual symbols that humans shared with each other. However, as the author reveals, we have ways of unlocking their secrets. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 223 illustrations, 208 in colour. BIC Classification: ACC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500204351
- ISBN
- 9780500204351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.98
€ 21.99
€ 16.98
paperback. This book addresses the most important component around the rock-art panel - its landscape. Editor(s): Chippindale, Christopher; Nash, George. Num Pages: 420 pages, 192 b/w illus. 18 maps 25 tables. BIC Classification: ACBK; ACC; HDDA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521524247
- ISBN
- 9780521524247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.78
€ 55.78
Paperback. Well-written and eminently accessible, this book explores and celebrates the Upper Palaeolithic art of the Dordogne, admirably conveying the author's enthusiasm for her subject. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 b/w + 8 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACBK; ACC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300188028
- ISBN
- 9780300188028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785701191
- ISBN
- 9781785701191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.88
€ 42.99
€ 42.88
Hardback. Collected articles of the world's preeminent rock art researchers and cognitive archaeologists. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACBK; ACC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101951
- ISBN
- 9780759101951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.05
€ 174.05
Hardback. Can cognitive science explain the potency of such images? Does evolutionary psychology hold a key to understanding the transmission of symbols? How is our making and perception of images influenced by institutions and technologies? This title deals with these questions. Series: The Rostovtzeff Lectures. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 halftones. 23 line illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACC; ACG; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159041
- ISBN
- 9780691159041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 37.95
€ 53.99
€ 37.95
Paperback. The first-ever exploration of the little-known geometric images that accompany most cave art around the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 b&w photos t-o; 8-pg 4-c insert. BIC Classification: ACC; HB; HBL; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476785509
- ISBN
- 9781476785509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells. George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript, and the lives of the monks who made it. Newly-expanded colour plate section. Illustrator(s): Rooney, David; O'Brien, Eoin. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 80 pages, 32 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACC; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847177964
- ISBN
- 9781847177964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.98
€ 9.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. A radically interdisciplinary inquiry into the origins of human consciousness, community, and potential. Editor(s): Kendall, Stuart. Translator(s): Kendall, Michelle; Kendall, Stuart. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: ACC; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951566
- ISBN
- 9781890951566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.73
€ 26.99
€ 19.73
Paperback. Translator(s): Martin, Robert D.; Martin, Oliver Y. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226266633
- ISBN
- 9780226266633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.42
€ 17.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. Discovered in 1866 as two separate pieces and acquired by the British Museum in 1887, the sculpture known as the 'swimming reindeer' depicts a male and a female reindeer with their heads up and legs extended, and was created at least 13,000 years ago. This book offers us a glimpse into an Ice Age society. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: ACC; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714128214
- ISBN
- 9780714128214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.44
€ 13.44
Paperback. Plains Indian Rock Art is the ultimate guide to the art form. It covers the natural and archaeological history of the northwestern Plains; explains rock art forms, techniques, styles, terminology, and dating; and offers interpretations of images and compositions. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 692 pages, Over 300 illustrations, 50 in colour; 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; ACC; ACG; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980942
- ISBN
- 9780295980942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.96
€ 36.99
€ 31.96
Paperback. The Erligang culture is best known for the remains of an immense walled city at Zhengzhou, a smaller site at Panlongcheng in Hubei, and a large-scale bronze industry of remarkable artistic and technological sophistication. This book deals with Erligang culture. Editor(s): Steinke, Kyle; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 240 pages, 155 color illus. 106 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3B; ACBP; ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 304 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1286.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159942
- ISBN
- 9780691159942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.54€ 44.77
€ 57.54
€ 44.77
Hardback. The Erligang culture is best known for the remains of an immense walled city at Zhengzhou, a smaller site at Panlongcheng in Hubei, and a large-scale bronze industry of remarkable artistic and technological sophistication. This book deals with Erligang culture. Editor(s): Steinke, Kyle; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 240 pages, 155 color illus. 106 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3B; ACBP; ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 305 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159935
- ISBN
- 9780691159935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.32€ 82.39
€ 109.32
€ 82.39