Prehistoric art : the symbolic journey of mankind / Randall White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Randall, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Prehistoric.

Physical Description:

239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2003.

Summary:

Drawing on the most up-to-the-minute research on prehistoric art, an anthropologist presents a global survey, starting with the first explosion of imagery that occurred approximately 40,000 years ago but also including the creations of essentially "prehistoric" peoples living as recently as the early 20th century. 226 illustrations.

Contents:

2 Art, Culture, and the Issue of Context 19

3 Painted Caves, African Women, Cro-Magnons, and the Scientific Imagination: The Study of Prehistoric Art from 1575 to 2000 39

4 Prehistoric Representation in Western Europe: What Was Done, and When? 61

5 Prehistoric Representation in Central and Eastern Europe and Siberia 127

6 Prehistoric Representation in Africa, the Near East, and Anatolia 150

7 Prehistoric Representation in South Asia, Australasia, and Australia 175

8 Prehistoric Representation in the Americas 194

9 Prehistoric Art Studies: A Challenging Future 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 232) and index.

ISBN:

0810942623

OCLC:

50669259