History of art: pre-history
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History of art: pre-history
Paperback. The study of Aegean prehistory developed over the 20th century into a vibrant area of archaeological research. This book offers a synthesis of research in the field and covers approaches to the discipline of Aegean prehistory whilst also including information on field projects and museum studies. Editor(s): Cullen, Tracey. Series: American journal of archaeology monographs. Num Pages: 480 pages, 109 figs. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; 3B; ACC; HBJD; HBLA; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1479.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Archaeological Institute of America
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780960904259
- ISBN
- 9780960904259
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Condition: New
€ 26.55
€ 26.55
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
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Condition: New
€ 109.32€ 82.39
€ 109.32
€ 82.39
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
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Condition: New
€ 57.54€ 44.77
€ 57.54
€ 44.77
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
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.98
€ 21.99
€ 16.98
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.
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- 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
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
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.98
€ 9.99
€ 9.98
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Research Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366682
- ISBN
- 9780892366682
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Condition: New
€ 69.04€ 53.89
€ 69.04
€ 53.89
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686001
- ISBN
- 9780199686001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.08
€ 49.08
Hardback. Editor(s): Sebbane, Michael; Misch-Brandl, Osnat; Master, Daniel M. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; ACC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 294 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1240.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162867
- ISBN
- 9780691162867
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Condition: New
€ 57.54€ 44.77
€ 57.54
€ 44.77
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Archaeopress United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784914295
- ISBN
- 9781784914295
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.58
€ 51.99
€ 51.58
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.
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- 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 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
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Condition: New
€ 113.01
€ 113.01
Paperback. Cumbria, with the Lake District at its heart, is one of the richest counties for prehistoric rock art. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; ACC; HB; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752425269
- ISBN
- 9780752425269
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Condition: New
€ 26.00
€ 26.00
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
Paperback. This book, revised and updated in its second edition is the culmination of over two decades of research and fieldwork by two dedicated rock art researchers and presents a comprehensive account of the little known prehistoric rock carvings in the North York Moors, providing a full account of the geographical and landscape settings of all sites. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w and col pls, tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3B; ACC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752468778
- ISBN
- 9780752468778
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.09
€ 31.99
€ 31.09
Paperback. Offers information about the rock art of the Northern Dales, an area spanning no fewer than seven dales in three counties. This book includes discussions on the chronology of the rock art and its relationship to other archaeological features in the area. It presents a study of the prehistoric landscape of the North York Moors. Num Pages: 320 pages, 70 b/w & 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; ACC; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442464
- ISBN
- 9780752442464
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.09
€ 31.99
€ 31.09
paperback. Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world. Num Pages: 238 pages, 90 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 510. Polemics and Progress. 238 pages, 90 b/w illus. Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: ACC; HDDA. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 12. Weight: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521140874
- ISBN
- 9780521140874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.72
€ 36.99
€ 33.72
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
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Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
hardcover. Num Pages: 504 pages, 114 plates (including 500 photographs). BIC Classification: 1DVG; ACC; AFPC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 291 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2062.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271015354
- ISBN
- 9780271015354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.41€ 141.60
€ 167.41
€ 141.60