Painted caves [electronic resource] : Palaeolithic rock art in Western Europe / Andrew J. Lawson.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xxxi, 446 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.), maps.ISBN: 9780191804908 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Cave paintings -- Europe, Western | Paleolithic period -- Europe, Western | Europe, Western -- AntiquitiesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199698226DDC classification: 759.0113094 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Written from an archaeological perspective, 'Painted Caves' is an illustrated introduction to the oldest art of Western Europe - the very ancient paintings found in caves. Lawson offers an overview of the geographical distribution of the sites and their significance within the varied network of Palaeolithic art.Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Written from an archaeological perspective, 'Painted Caves' is an illustrated introduction to the oldest art of Western Europe - the very ancient paintings found in caves. Lawson offers an overview of the geographical distribution of the sites and their significance within the varied network of Palaeolithic art.
Description based on print version record.