Prehistoric Art

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' about this This book introduces work from the skilled hands of _ . many ancient craftsmen whose names and circum-Book stances will never be known. Here will be found 'IjP^II ^ artistic works'that range from the earliest art of the
cave dwellers and hunters through the Neolithic and ^E'-i Bronze Ages to the sophisticated metalwork of the
V Late Iron Age. Examples of great paintings from the
~ caves of France and Spain, Lascaux, Akamira, Pech
¦K'- ' ^ - Merle, Les Combarelles and many others, are illustrated,
' ~ . 'as well as the spectacular gold ornaments and vessels
Bb I -'- from Ireland, Wessex and Scandinavia, and finally,
H^SV- v-l' the bronze, iron and gold of barbarian Europe,
ffijfe^Ji: ' which reaches fantastic heights of technical accomplish-
- il^iiMar superb pieces as the Desborough mirror
^^ Battersea shield. Art is a term too often r borrowed by the archaeologist to explain any object ' '' that is not obviously useful, but here it can clearly be... Tovább

Fülszöveg

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' about this This book introduces work from the skilled hands of _ . many ancient craftsmen whose names and circum-Book stances will never be known. Here will be found 'IjP^II ^ artistic works'that range from the earliest art of the
cave dwellers and hunters through the Neolithic and ^E'-i Bronze Ages to the sophisticated metalwork of the
V Late Iron Age. Examples of great paintings from the
~ caves of France and Spain, Lascaux, Akamira, Pech
¦K'- ' ^ - Merle, Les Combarelles and many others, are illustrated,
' ~ . 'as well as the spectacular gold ornaments and vessels
Bb I -'- from Ireland, Wessex and Scandinavia, and finally,
H^SV- v-l' the bronze, iron and gold of barbarian Europe,
ffijfe^Ji: ' which reaches fantastic heights of technical accomplish-
- il^iiMar superb pieces as the Desborough mirror
^^ Battersea shield. Art is a term too often r borrowed by the archaeologist to explain any object ' '' that is not obviously useful, but here it can clearly be seen that many of the appliances of daily life in ancient times have aflL aesthetic appeal to the modem beholder. Many of the illustrations show objects for the first ^sfe'f ' in colour and others illustrate those hitherto
^ " found only in learned journals. This book will be
valued by scholar and layman for its selection of ' - material and its perceptive comparisons arid obser-
li vations. _ - ¦ - '
G. E. PowELi.^ is an Anglo-Irishtrian who was born in Dublin and v «^^ educated mainly in England. At Cambridge, he was a
V pupil of that great teacher, the late H. M. Chadwick, " ^ . and studied archaeology, the early languages and
^ the history of the British Isles. He has travelled
^ extensively in Western Europe, Africa, and India and
has directed archaeological excavations in Ireland and Britain. Mr. Powell has written articles for many ' learned periodicals and contributed The Celtic Settlement,
—rr-s, -- of Ireland to H. M. Chadwick Memorial Studies (Cam-
; bridge, 1950). He was co-author with G. E. Daniel
"T^^^ic^ of Barclodiadj Gawres, The 'Excavation of a Megaltthic : Chamber Tomb in Anglesey (Liverpool Univ. Press, 1956). v ^ fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Vice-President : of the Prehistoric Society, and a Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute, he is now ;
'' Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of -' Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Liverpool.
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