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Stepping-stones : a journey through the Ice Age caves of the Dordogne / Christine Desdemaines-Hugon ; foreword by Ian Tattersall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Desdemaines-Hugon, Christine, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, Prehistoric--France--Dordogne.
- Art, Prehistoric.
- Cave paintings--France--Dordogne.
- Cave paintings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (279 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The cave art of France's Dordogne region is world-famous for the mythology and beauty of its remarkable drawings and paintings. These ancient images of lively bison, horses, and mammoths, as well as symbols of all kinds, are fascinating touchstones in the development of human culture, demonstrating how far humankind has come and reminding us of the ties that bind us across the ages.Over more than twenty-five years of teaching and research, Christine Desdemaines-Hugon has become an unrivaled expert in the cave art and artists of the Dordogne region. In her new book she combines her expertise in both art and archaeology to convey an intimate understanding of the "cave experience." Her keen insights communicate not only the incomparable artistic value of these works but also the near-spiritual impact of viewing them for oneself.Focusing on five fascinating sites, including the famed Font de Gaume and others that still remain open to the public, Stepping-Stones reveals striking similarities between art forms of the Paleolithic and works of modern artists and gives us a unique pathway toward understanding the culture of the Dordogne Paleolithic peoples and how it still touches our lives today.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- One. Freshly Plowed Fields in the Vézère Valley
- Two. Font de Gaume
- Three. Millions of Years Ago
- Four. Neanderthals and Homo sapiens
- Five. Combarelles
- Six. Venus Figures, Blades, Beads, and Bone
- Seven. Rouffignac
- Eight. Laurel Leaves and Needles
- Nine. Cap Blanc
- Ten. Art at Its Peak
- Eleven. Bernifal
- Afterword
- Appendix
- Recommended Reading
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781299463943
- 1299463940
- 9780300159066
- 0300159064
- OCLC:
- 841171167
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