Author : Peter Fowler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 27,94 MB
Release : 1990-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521356466
"A collection of atmospheric images of Britain's prehistoric past and a showcase for the work of one of the country's leading landscape photographers."--Dust jacket.
Author : Paul G. Bahn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 19,83 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521454735
Beautifully illustrated in color with many rare and unique photographs, prints, and drawings, "The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art" presents the first balanced and truly worldwide survey of prehistoric art. A fascinating study of an often neglected area, the book is a powerful combination of illustration and analysis. 164 color plates. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author : Richard Bradley
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 30,36 MB
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 0191569550
There have been many accounts of prehistoric 'art', but nearly all of them begin by assuming that the concept is a useful one. In this extensively illustrated study, Richard Bradley asks why ancient objects were created and when and how they were used. He considers how the first definitions of prehistoric artworks were made, and the ways in which they might be related to practices in the visual arts today. Extended case studies of two immensely popular and much-visited sites illustrate his argument: one considers the megalithic tombs of Western Europe, whilst the other investigates the decorated metalwork and rock carvings of Bronze Age Scandinavia.
Author : Zoë Lescaze
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,3 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Art
ISBN : 9783836555111
Presents the history of paleoart from 1830-1990. These are not cave paintings produced thousands of years ago, but modern visions of prehistory: stunning paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, mosaics, and murals that mingle scientific fact with unbridled fantasy
Author : Anne McCord
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 24,84 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Mammals
ISBN :
Author : Denis Vialou
Publisher :
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 44,74 MB
Release : 1998-10
Category : Art
ISBN :
Discusses prehistoric civilization as represented by art and artifacts of the period, including weapons and tools, architecture, cave paintings, engravings, and statues.
Author : Randall White
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 38,54 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780810942622
Drawing on the most up-to-the-minute research on prehistoric art, an anthropologist presents a global survey, starting with the first explosion of imagery that occurred approximately 40,000 years ago but also including the creations of essentially "prehistoric" peoples living as recently as the early 20th century. 226 illustrations.
Author : Ing-Marie Back Danielsson
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 34,37 MB
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1526142864
This book offers an analysis of archaeological imagery based on new materialist approaches. Reassessing the representational paradigm of archaeological image analysis, it argues for the importance of ontology, redefining images as material processes or events that draw together differing aspects of the world. The book is divided into three sections: ‘Emergent images’, which focuses on practices of making; ‘Images as process’, which examines the making and role of images in prehistoric societies; and ‘Unfolding images’, which focuses on how images change as they are made and circulated. Featuring contributions from archaeologists, Egyptologists, anthropologists and artists, it highlights the multiple role of images in prehistoric and historic societies, while demonstrating that scholars need to recognise their dynamic and changeable character.
Author : Colin Renfrew
Publisher : McDonald Institute Monographs
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 27,17 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN :
The dawn of art is sometimes equated with the birth of the human spirit. But when and how did figuration - sculpture, painting, drawing - actually begin? And did these first figurative creations coincide with the emergence of our own species, Homo sapiens ? Is figuration a general and fundamental feature of the human condition? In this challenging volume leading experts review the evidence now available from the worldwide practice of prehistoric archaeology, and go on to formulate some important conclusions. The scope of this work is global. It sets out to explore the first stirrings of artistic endeavour and of figurative imagery on each continent, and to consider the social context in which they arose. It will be a fundamental resource for all those seeking to understand the origins of art and the beginnings of human spirituality.
Author : Gilles Plazy
Publisher : MetroBooks (NY)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,63 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781586633318
In authoritative prose and breathtaking full-color reproductions, this remarkable compendium offers a comprehensive selection of indisputable masterpieces, including paintings, sculptures, and architecture. A double-page spread introduces each major step in the development of the Western tradition, and a selection of important dates runs across the top of each page, putting the works in their cultural context.
