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The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern
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By:
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Carol Strickland, John Boswell
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From:
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Andrews McMeel Publishing
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November, 1992
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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I don't know much about art, and I wanted to learn a little bit more. That is the reason why I bought this book. Truth to be told, I was pleasantly surprised when I read it: it teachs you a lot, but it's also entertaining and... FUN TO READ. You end up wanting to read more about art, and from my... more info
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World Rock Art (Conservation and Cultural Heritage Series)
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By:
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Jean Clottes, Guy Bennett
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From:
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Getty Trust Pubn
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Released:
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December, 2002
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5.0 / 5.0
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Vibrantly illustrated throughout with a series of full-color photographs, World Rock Art by Jean Clottes (a world authority on aboriginal and neolithic rock art) is a global tour of ancient and prehistoric rock artworks from around the world. The informed and informative text accessibly relates what... more info
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The Cave of Lascaux: The Final Photographs
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By:
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Mario Ruspoli, Yves Coppens
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From:
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Harry N Abrams
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Released:
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May, 1987
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4.0 / 5.0
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In LASCAUX: THE FINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, Maria Ruspoli, historian and television producer, says "underground Paleolithic sanctuaries were places not for living in but for initiation." Ruspoli produced a film about Lascaux, and his posthumous book includes a relatively recent version of the history of the... more info
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Cave of Altamira
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By:
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Antonio Beltran, Matilde Muzquiz Perez-Seoane, Antonio Beltran Martinez, Pedro A. Saura Ramos
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From:
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Harry N Abrams
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Released:
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September, 1999
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5.0 / 5.0
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THE CAVE OF ALTAMIRA, edited by Antonio Beltran, tells the story of the famous paintings found in a cave in Spain in 1879. The book indicates the Altamira paintings date from the Solutrean period of the Paleolithic. Recent radiocarbon dating shows art in the Polychrome Chamber to be between 18,000... more info
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The Shamans of Prehistory: Trance and Magic in the Painted Caves
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By:
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Jean Clottes, David Lewis-Williams, Sophie Hawkes, J. David Lewis-Williams
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From:
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Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated
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Released:
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October, 1998
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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Many 'experts' have attempted to interpret the Paleolithic images and forms found in underground passages and caves such as Lascaux, Altamira, and Chauvet. Known as Franco-Cantabrian, because 95 percent of cave art in the world lies in Southern France or the Iberian Peninsula, these works rank among... more info
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Prehistoric Textiles
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By:
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E. J. W. Barber
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From:
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Princeton Univ Pr
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Released:
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14 December, 1992
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4.0 / 5.0
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Clothing and body ornamentation were among the first means by which humans expressed their social identity. For this reason alone, the study of clothing is of primary importance for understanding the past. Unfortunately, clothing is perishable and little is left of these once flourishing art forms.... more info
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The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art
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By:
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Paul G. Bahn
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From:
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Cambridge Univ Pr (Trd)
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Released:
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February, 1998
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3.5 / 5.0
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Few scholars could deign to undertake a survey of the world's prehistoric art, but Bahn is well chosen. He has experienced a breadth of world rock art equaled by few others. But, it is his command of history and literature that distinguish this book. The first 70 pages define the study of... more info
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Paleoimagery: Evolution of Dinosaurs in Art
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By:
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Allen A. Debus, Diane E. Debus, Donald F. Glut
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McFarland & Company
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11 September, 2002
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3.7 / 5.0
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This is truely a great and informative book. The artwork in it is very well done and I've learned so much more than I thought I would from it. I recommend this to anybody with an interest in dinosaurs or evolution. It's totally worth it!
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Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form
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By:
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Bill Holm
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University of Washington Press
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December, 1965
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5.0 / 5.0
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If you are into authentic re NW American Indians, this ought to be your first choice. I've been in several museums in the NW and am most excited with the capturing of the art and spirit of the art and background. I am also a wood worker, soon to retire, and this book will let me afford true history... more info
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Images of the Ice Age
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By:
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Paul G. Bahn, Jean Vertut, Jean Vartnut
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From:
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Facts on File, Inc.
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May, 1989
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4.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
IMAGES OF THE ICE AGE by Paul Bahn and Jean Vertut is the 1988 edition of JOURNEY THROUGH THE ICE AGE published in 1997. Bahn says in the preface of the 1997 edition that it is "fully revised and updated." Comparing the two volumes leads me to believe Bahn incorporated much new information from peer... more info
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Indian Rock Art of the Southwest
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By:
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Polly Schaafsma
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University of New Mexico Press
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December, 1986
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5.0 / 5.0
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Polly's book is great in that it tells not only about the rock art and the styles but also tells about the cultures that have created it. I have a small rock art tour company in central Utah, and have read both this book and Rock Art of Utah. They are both great and have been a great help to me in... more info
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Legacy on Stone: Rock Art of the Colorado Plateau and Four Corners Region
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By:
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Sally J. Cole
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Johnson Books
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September, 1990
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4.0 / 5.0
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This book takes a look at many of the different rock ar symbols and their possible meanings. While not a complete guide to all of the sites, I think it's an excellent companion to the Polly Schaafsma books. It's a little light on pictures, but overall, an excellent reference.
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A Field Guide to Rock Art Symbols of the Greater Southwest
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By:
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Alex Patterson
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Johnson Books
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July, 1992
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4.2 / 5.0
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I needed an excellent source book for primitive petroglyphs for some art work. This book proved to be an excellent resource
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Scenes from Deep Time: Early Pictorial Representations of the Prehistoric World
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By:
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Martin J. S. Rudwick, M. J. S. Rudwick
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University of Chicago Press
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Released:
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December, 1992
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Journey Through the Ice Age
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By:
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Paul G. Bahn, Jean Vertut
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From:
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University of California Press
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03 November, 1997
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5.0 / 5.0
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After a brief overview of the "oldest art in the world" and a discussion of the caveats associated with the term 'art' as applied to extinct cultures Bahn describes the problem of taphonomy where knowledge of another older culture is shaped by the survival of artifacts. He also discusses the problem... more info
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