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Rock art of the Dreamtime : images of ancient Australia / Josephine Flood.
Penn Museum Library GN799.P4 F56 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Peacock, Josephine, 1936-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Petroglyphs--Australia.
- Petroglyphs.
- Art, Aboriginal Australian.
- Aboriginal Australians--Antiquities.
- Aboriginal Australians.
- Australia.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 372 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Pymble, Sydney ; New York : Angus & Robertson, 1997.
- Summary:
- An illustrated history of the development of Australia's Aboriginal rock paintings and engravings. From the earliest examples the world's oldest rock art, desert varnish, and engravings to the most recent findings and examples, researcher Josephine Flood presents an authoritative survey of an artform that has survived millennia and illuminated societies the world over. 50 color photos. 90 b&w photos. 115 line illus. Index. 15 maps.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-364) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0207189080
- OCLC:
- 36587313
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