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Images of the Ice Age
Paul G. Bahn
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Description for Images of the Ice Age
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Images of the Ice Age, here in its third edition, is the most complete study available of the world's earliest imagery, presenting a fascinating and up-to-date account of the art of our Ice Age ancestors. Authoritative and wide-ranging, it covers not only the magnificent cave art of famous sites such as Lascaux, Altamira, and Chauvet, but also other less well-known sites around the world, art discovered in the open air, and the thousands of incredible pieces of portable art in bone, antler, ivory, and stone produced in the same period. In doing so, the book summarizes all the major ... Read more
Images of the Ice Age, here in its third edition, is the most complete study available of the world's earliest imagery, presenting a fascinating and up-to-date account of the art of our Ice Age ancestors. Authoritative and wide-ranging, it covers not only the magnificent cave art of famous sites such as Lascaux, Altamira, and Chauvet, but also other less well-known sites around the world, art discovered in the open air, and the thousands of incredible pieces of portable art in bone, antler, ivory, and stone produced in the same period. In doing so, the book summarizes all the major ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1217g
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199686001
SKU
V9780199686001
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About Paul G. Bahn
Paul G. Bahn is a leading writer, lecturer, translator, and broadcaster in the field of archaeology. In 2003, he led the team that discovered the first Ice Age cave art in England, at Creswell Crags in Nottinghamshire. He has been freelance since the mid-80s and regularly leads lecture tours to, among other places, the famous decorated caves of Europe.
Reviews for Images of the Ice Age
[In Images of the Ice Age ,Paul Bahn] offers a unique opportunity to appreciate universally important works of art, many of which can never be accessible to the public, and which represents the very earliest evidence of artistic expression.
SALON
a very comprehensive guide to the art of the Ice Age
Karekiet and Meander
[A] beautifully ... Read more
SALON
a very comprehensive guide to the art of the Ice Age
Karekiet and Meander
[A] beautifully ... Read more