Lascaux: Movement, Space and Time - Couverture rigide

Aujoulat, Norbert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0810959003 ISBN 13 : 9780810959002

Editeur : Harry N. Abrams, 2005

Synopsis

Description: 274 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps, color plans ; 35 cm. Contents: 1. The geological context -- 2. The underground environment -- 3. The cave of Lascaux -- 4. The archaeological context -- 5. The art of Lascaux -- 6. The construction of the images -- 7. Gesture, space and time. Summary: "Prehistorian and geologist Norbert Aujoulat spent ten years researching the Lascaux cave, painstakingly carrying out his research despite the limited access allowed to the site. His unprecedented skill and patience, combined with his scrupulously scientific approach, has opened up new paths of research. Taking into consideration the entire context of the cave, examining both the geology and archaeology of the area, Aujoulat gives a detailed analysis of the cave's architecture and takes us on a fascinating journey from the surface to the most hidden parts of the cave, offering us his stunning interpretation of these great wall paintings of horses, deer, and bison, which trace the birth of ancient mythologies - and of the beginning of modern art."--Jacket. Subjects: Cave paintings -- France -- Montignac. Art, Prehistoric -- France -- Montignac. Lascaux Cave (France).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harry N. Abrams
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0810959003
• ISBN 13: 9780810959002
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 274
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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