Author : Christopher Payne
Publisher : Antique Collectors Club Dist
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 39,51 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Superbly illustrated, this book not only describes the work of
Author : Andrew Shapland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 50,23 MB
Release : 2022-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1009151541
Reassesses the animal depictions of Bronze Age Crete in terms of human-animal relations rather than a love of nature.
Author : Ai Weiwei
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 22,55 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Animal sculpture
ISBN :
This title looks at Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's 'Circle of Heads', his twelve large bronze animal heads depicting the ancient Chinese zodiac.
Author : Ole Könnecke
Publisher :
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 44,80 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 177657012X
A large format board book of animals from all over the world, illustrated with charm and humor. Each spread in this big book focuses on a continent or ocean and features animals unique to that part of the world. Simple but charming, this is a great mix of world tour and day at the zoo, with plenty of room for spontaneous storytelling.
Author : Jane Horswell
Publisher : ACC Distribution
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 31,96 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : Umberto Albarella
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 865 pages
File Size : 37,19 MB
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 0199686475
Animals have played a fundamental role in shaping human history, and the study of their remains from archaeological sites - zooarchaeology - has gradually been emerging as a powerful discipline and crucible for forging an understanding of our past. This Handbook offers a cutting-edge, global compendium of zooarchaeology that seeks to provide a holistic view of the role played by animals in past human cultures. Case studies from across five continents explore ahuge range of human-animal interactions from an array of geographical, historical, and cultural contexts, and also illuminate the many approaches and methods adopted by different schools and traditions instudying these relationships.
Author : John Vincent Bellezza
Publisher :
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 28,3 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Animals in art
ISBN : 9781407354354
This archaeological and art-historical study is woven around rock art and ancient metallic articles attributed to Tibet. The silver bowls, gold finial, and copper alloy spouted jars and trapezoidal plaques featured are assigned to the Iron Age and Protohistoric period. These rare objects are adorned with zoomorphic subjects mimicking those found in rock art and embody an artistic zeitgeist widely diffused in Central Eurasia in Late Prehistory. Diverse sources of inspiration and technological capability are revealed in these objects and rock art, shedding light on their transcultural dimension. The archaeological and aesthetic materials in this work prefigure the Tibetan cosmopolitanism of early historic times promoted through the spread of Buddhist ideas, art and craft from abroad.
Author : Joakim Goldhahn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 37,14 MB
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1108499090
Shows how archaeologists gain knowledge about past ontologies, and explores the role that birds played in Bronze Age economy, ritual and religion.
Author : Pam J. Crabtree
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Museum
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 34,86 MB
Release : 2018-09-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1949057003
The papers in this volume represent a range of approaches to the study of the symbolic roles of animals in human cultures. The theme that unites these papers is their use of a variety of different kinds of evidenceincluding archaeological, faunal, historical, ethnographic, artistic, and folkloric datain the reconstruction of animal symbolism.
Author : Kristina Jennbert
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 15,49 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 918550937X
Animals have always been an important part of the human life-world, and they stand out as significant forces in the Old Norse mythology -- here they became imaginary creatures with strong characters. In Animals and Humans archaeologist Kristina Jennbert explores the relationship between animals and humans in Scandinavia from the Roman Iron Age to the Viking Period. Real animals and fantastical creatures in Midgard became mouthpieces for human characteristics and reflections of peoples social position. Animals were of great importance in everyday life and in rituals, and as metaphors in social identity and power relations. In the course of time, however, the human view has changed, and nature has increasingly been subjected to humans. Through her detailed analysis, Jennbert raises questions about the boundary between human and animal, as well as about our ethical and moral precedence.
