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Cave Art
A comprehensive, accessible guide to prehistoric art in Europe and beyond.
Jean Clottes
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Price: USD$90.00
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- Hardback
- English
- 290 x 250 mm, 11 3/8 x 9 7/8 in
- 336 pp
- 275 colour illustrations
- ISBN-13: 9780714845920
- ISBN-10: 0714845922
- A unique guided tour of prehistoric caves in Europe and beyond by world-renowned expert Jean Clottes
- Unparalleled selection of images features more than 300 works of art made between 35,000 and 11,000 years ago, presented in geographical and chronological order
- Explores the origins of human creativity, including spectacular examples of the world's oldest known art from key sites such as Lascaux in France and Altamira in Spain, as well as less well-known locations. Also includes open-air rock art made after the last ice age at sites around the world
- Designed for a general audience – each work is illustrated by a colour photograph, and accompanied by a clear, accessible explanatory text
- Includes a chronology, map of the main caves, a glossary and a list of sites open to the public
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