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WORLD ROCK ART
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| By: |
Jean Clottes |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£26.00 |
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£23.40 |
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£2.60 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0892366826 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780892366828 |
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| Publisher: |
GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS |
| Series: |
Conservation & cultural heritage |
| Pages: |
144 |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
Although cave paintings from the European Ice Age have gained considerable renown, for many people the term "rock art" reamins full of mystery Yet it refers to perhaps the oldest form of artistic endeavour, splendid examples of which exist on all continents and from all eras Rock art stretches in time from more than forty thousand to less than forty years ago and can be found from the Arctic Circle to the tip of South America, from the caves of southern France to the American Southwest It includes animal and human figures, complex geometrical forms, and myriad mysterious markings. Illustrated in colour throughout, this book provides an engaging overview of rock art worldwide. An introductory chapter discusses the discovery of rock art by the West and the importance of landscape and ritual. Subsequent chapters survey rock art sites throughout the world, explaining how the art can be dated and how it was made.The book then explores the meaning of these often-enigmatic images, including the complex role they played in traditional societies A final chapter looks at the threats posed to rock art today by development, tourism, pollution, and other dangers, and discusses current initiatives to preserve this remarkable heritage. |
| Illustrations: |
150 colour & 5 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Getty Publishing |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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