Painted caves : palaeolithic rock art in western Europe /
"Painted Caves, a beautifully illustrated introduction to the oldest art of Western Europe, charts the historical background to the acceptance of a Palaeolithic age for the very ancient paintings found in caves. Offering an up-to-date overview of the geographical distribution of the sites found...
| Основен автор: | Lawson, Andrew J. |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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Съдържание:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Foreword by Jean Clottes
- Prologue
- Acknowledgements
- List of Special Sections
- Lists of Plates, Text Figures, Special Section Figures, and Gazetteer Figures
- Notes for Readers
- Part 1: The Text
- 1. Introduction: The scope of the book
- 2. Enlightenment and Discovery: The birth of the Palaeolithic period and the discovery of the first decorated objects
- 3. Denial and Atonement: The discovery of Upper Palaeolithic rock art and the definition of style
- 4. Precision and controversy: The use of direct radiocarbon age estimates
- 5. Where and when? The distribution of Upper Palaeolithic rock art sites in Western Europe
- 6. Lifting the painted Veil: The quest for meaning
- Epilogue
- Part 2: The Gazetteer
- 1. Altamira, Cantabria, Spain
- 2. La Pena de Candamo, Asturias, Spain
- 3. Monte Castillo, Cantabria, Spain; including El Castillo, Las Chimeneas, Las Monedas and La Pasiega
- 4. Chauvet, Ardeche, France
- 5. Cosquer, Bouche du Rhone, France
- 6. Cougnac, Lot, France
- 7. Covaciella, Asturias, France; including El Bosque
- 8. La Garma, Cantabria, Spain
- 9. Lascaux, Dordogne, France
- 10. Llonin, Asturias, Spain
- 11. Mayenne-Sciences, Mayenne, France
- 12. Niaux, Ariege, France
- 13. Pech-Merle, Lot, France
- 14. La Pileta, Andalucia, Spain
- 15. Le Portel, Ariege, France
- 16. Tito Bustillo, Asturias, Spain
- Appendix: Table of radiocarbon age estimates
- References
- Picture Credits
- Index.