Image and Audience Rethinking Prehistoric Art

Name: Image and Audience Rethinking Prehistoric Art
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ISBN: 9780199533855

ISBN-10: 0199533857

ISBN-13: 9780199533855

Edition: 2009

Authors: Richard Bradley

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There have been many accounts of prehistoric 'art', but nearly all of them begin by assuming that the concept is a useful one. In this extensively illustrated study, Richard Bradley asks why ancient objects were created and when and how they were used. He considers how the first definitions of prehistoric artworks were made, and the ways in which they might be related to practices in the visual arts today. Extended case studies of two immensely popular and much-visited sitesillustrate his argument: one considers the megalithic tombs of Western Europe, whilst the other investigates the decorated metalwork and rock carvings of Bronze Age Scandinavia.

Book details

List price: $127.50
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 3/12/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.45" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English



Figures


Tables



The Problem with Prehistoric Art



The Division of the Spoils



Pattern and Purpose



Image and Audience in Megalithic Art



Notes from Underground



The Lives of Statues



In Open Country



Image and Audience in Bronze Age Scandinavia



Ships on Bronzes: Ships on Stones



Crossing the Water



The Origin of Fire



Prehistoric Art and Archaeology



Losses in Translation


References


Index