The first artists : in search of the world's oldest art
| 1. Verfasser: |
Lorblanchet, Michel, 1937-
, [VerfasserIn]
Bahn, Paul G. , [VerfasserIn] |
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
London :
Thames & Hudson Ltd,
[2017].
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| Umfang/Format: |
296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Schlagworte: | |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Foreword / Pierre Soulages
- Introduction: what is 'art'?
- 1. Theories, chimps and children : early attempts to tackle the problem
- 2. Finding art in nature : the first stirrings of an aesthetic sense
- 3. Can we see art in the first tools? : polyhedrons, spheroids and handaxes
- 4. All work and no play? : looking at marks on bones and stones
- 5. Figuring it out : pierres-figures and the first carvings
- 6. Jingles and bangles : the origin of music and decorated bodies
- 7. The first art in the landscape : dots and lines
- 8. The writing's on the wall : the earliest cave art
- 9. A global phenomenon : the appearance of rock art around the world
- Conclusion.
