Cave Painters Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists

Name: Cave Painters Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists
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ISBN: 9781400078875

ISBN-10: 1400078873

ISBN-13: 9781400078875

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Authors: Gregory Curtis

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"The Cave Painters "is a vivid introduction to the spectacular cave paintings of France and Spain--the individuals who rediscovered them, theories about their origins, their splendor and mystery. Gergory Curtis makes us see the astonishing sophistication and power of the paintings and tells us what is known about their creators, the Cro-Magnon people of some 40,000 years ago. He takes us through various theories--that the art was part of fertility or hunting rituals, or used for religious purposes, or was clan mythology--examining the ways interpretations have changed over time. Rich in detail, personalities, and history, "The Cave Painters "is above all permeated with awe for those…

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List price: $16.95
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/9/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.20" wide x 7.90" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Introduction The Naked Cave Man



The Seductive Axe


The Well-Clothed Arrivals



A Skeptic Admits His Error


The Passion of Miss Mary E. Boyle



Noble Robot, an Inquiring Dog


The Abbï¿½’s Sermons on the Mount



The Great Black Cow


How to Paint a Horse



A Stormy Drama Among Bison


The Golden Section



A Lively but Unreliable Creation


Quaint, Symbolic Arrows



The Trident-Shaped Cave


Pairing, Not Coupling



Three Brothers in a Boat


The Sorcerer



A Passage Underwater


The Skull on a Rock



Strange, Stylized Women


The World Below the World


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index