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The cave painters : probing the mysteries of the world's first artists
1st Anchor Books ed.
Curtis, Gregory, 1944-
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2007. |
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278 p. , [8] p. of plates : |
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1400078873 |
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1 copy available at MacEwan University Library.
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The cave painters : probing the mysteries of the world's first artists
1st Anchor Books ed.
Curtis, Gregory, 1944-
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The cave painters : probing the mysteries of the world's first artists
1st Anchor Books ed.
Curtis, Gregory, 1944-
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Curtis, Gregory, 1944-
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The cave painters : probing the mysteries of the world's first artists / Gregory Curtis.
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1st Anchor Books ed.
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New York : Anchor Books 2007.
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278 p. , [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
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Cave paintings--France.
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Cave paintings--Spain.
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General Note:
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Originally published: Knopf, 2006.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.247-268) and index.
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Contents:
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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 Abbe'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.
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1400078873 : $14.95
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9781400078875
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5240736
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2007280334
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