Publication
Phaidon Press (2013), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 336 pages
Call number
Art-Pre / Clott
ISBN
0714857238 / 9780714857237
Original publication date
2008
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Physical description
336 p.; 29 cm
Description
This comprehensive guide to prehistoric art explores the origins of human artistic endeavor. Clottes takes the reader on a guided tour of 85 caves and rock shelters, mostly in western Europe, but also in Africa, Asia, the Americans, and Australia, to reveal the extraordinary beauty of the works of art found within them.
Language
Original language
French
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LibraryThing member njteacher70
Cave Art may well be the definitive work on Paleolithic rock art to date, and will appeal to both the general reader and the enthusiast. Lavishly illustrated, the book contains the clearest reproductions of pre-historical rock art that I have ever seen in one volume. Furthermore, the art is
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arranged chronologically by site, a feature that helps in establishing the context of the art and in comparing the style and content of individual works within one location. Jean Clottes is one of the world's foremost experts in the field, and his commentary on each work is generous and illuminating. He also provides an introduction with an overview of the scholarship on the art. Thankfully, he doesn't limit the book's purview to the caves of SW Europe, but also includes sections on prehistoric rock art of the Americas and Africa. This is a beautiful book, highly recommended. Show Less