Discovered by chance by two boys in France in 1940, the cave of Lascaux, with its radiant wall paintings of bison, aurochs, horses, and deer, offers us the most astonishing view we have of the shadowy, powerful animal world of the Old Stone Age some 18,000 years ago. In the early 1960s, when it became clear that the paintings were beginning to fade as countless tourists flocked to see them, the cave was sealed, ancient atmospheric conditions were restored, and even scientists were allowed to enter the cave only a few hours ...
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Discovered by chance by two boys in France in 1940, the cave of Lascaux, with its radiant wall paintings of bison, aurochs, horses, and deer, offers us the most astonishing view we have of the shadowy, powerful animal world of the Old Stone Age some 18,000 years ago. In the early 1960s, when it became clear that the paintings were beginning to fade as countless tourists flocked to see them, the cave was sealed, ancient atmospheric conditions were restored, and even scientists were allowed to enter the cave only a few hours each week. Today this prehistoric monument remains closed to the public. Following 10 years of research on the Lascaux cave, the prehistorian and geologist Norbert Aujoulat offers us his stunning interpretation of the paintings. In this lavishly illustrated volume, packed with new photographs, maps, and explanatory diagrams of the paintings, he takes us on a journey from the entrance of the cave back to its deepest and most hidden parts. In the process, he provides us with new insight into these remarkable works, tracing the birth of ancient mythologies, and of art.
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Good in Good jacket. Jacket edges are lightly worn and slightly warped from water damage. Light scuffs and smudges on back of jacket. Back of jacket and jacket spine are sunned, but text and images are still legible. Spine is slightly cocked, but binding is secure. Top edge of text block is lightly foxed, visible on edges of some pages, but not covering text or images. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. As is.
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VG, immaculate exlibrary copy with labels on spine of dustjacket, mylar protected jacket, faint stamp at top of text block, top right corner of title-page, check-out slip inside rear cover. Color pictorial paper over boards; Matching dj.; 274 pp.; 226 color photos and illustrations. "Prehistorian and geologist Norbert Aujoulat spent ten years researching the Lascaux cave, painstakingly carrying out his research despite the limited access allowed to the site. His unprecedented skill and patience, combined with his scrupulously scientific approach, has opened up new paths of research. Taking into consideration the entire context of the cave, examining both the geology and archaeology of the area, Aujoulat gives a detailed analysis of the cave's architecture and takes us on a fascinating journey from the surface to the most hidden parts of the cave, offering us his stunning interpretation of these great wall paintings of horses, deer, and bison, which trace the birth of ancient mythologies-and of the beginning of modern art."--Jacket. Contents as follows: 1. The geological context--2. The underground environment--3. The cave of Lascaux--4. The archaeological context--5. The art of Lascaux--6. The construction of the images--7. Gesture, space and time.
