Britain's Oldest Art
Title | Britain's Oldest Art PDF eBook |
Author | Paul G. Bahn |
Publisher | |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
This is the story of the discovery, in 2003, of Britain's first Ice Age cave art at Creswell Crags. It includes a definitive list, photographs, drawings and description of the motifs and sets the discovery in its archaeological and geological context.
Signalling and Performance: Ancient Rock Art in Britain and Ireland
Title | Signalling and Performance: Ancient Rock Art in Britain and Ireland PDF eBook |
Author | Aron Mazel |
Publisher | Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2022-08-28 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 180327252X |
This lavishly illustrated volume presents a state of the art survey of the ancient rock art of Britain and Ireland. Bringing together new discoveries and new interpretations, it enhances our understanding and further establishes ancient British and Irish rock art as a significant archaeological assemblage worthy of attention and additional study.
Prehistoric Rock Art in Britain
Title | Prehistoric Rock Art in Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Stan Beckensall |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2009-10-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1445619962 |
In this latest book the prolific Stan Beckensall returns to his principal specialism, Britains prehistoric rock art.
Painting in Britain, 1500-1630
Title | Painting in Britain, 1500-1630 PDF eBook |
Author | Tarnya Cooper |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780197265840 |
This overview answers key questions about the production and consumption of art in Britain in the 16th and early 17th century, integrating art history, history and conservation science. The illustrations allow the reader to engage directly and to see some of the most famous Tudor and Jacobean paintings in a new light.
Storyland
Title | Storyland PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Jeffs |
Publisher | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 2023-08-22 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1524891525 |
Immersed in mist and old magic, Storyland is an exquisitely illustrated new mythology of Britain, set in its wildest landscapes. Historian and printmaker Amy Jeffs reimagines ancient legends in wondrous detail in this this gift-worthy collection for all lovers of myth, folklore, and mysticism. Storyland begins between the Creation and Noah's Flood, follows the footsteps of the earliest generation of giants, covers the founding of Britain, England, Wales, and Scotland, the birth of Christ, the wars between Britons, Saxons and Vikings, and closes with the arrival of the Normans. These are retellings of medieval tales of legend, landscape, and the yearning to belong, inhabited by characters now half-remembered: Arthur, Brutus, Albina, and more. Told with narrative flair, embellished in stunning, original linocuts and glossed with a rich and erudite commentary, Storyland illuminates a collective memory that still informs the identity and culture of Britain and its descendants. Readers will visit beautiful, sacred places that include prehistoric monuments like Stonehenge and Wayland's Smithy; mountains and lakes such as Snowdon and Loch Etive; and rivers including the Ness, the Soar, and the storied Thames in this vivid, beautiful tale of a land steeped in myth.
British Art in the 20th Century
Title | British Art in the 20th Century PDF eBook |
Author | Dawn Ades |
Publisher | Te Neues Publishing Company |
Pages | 474 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Art |
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Includes paintings and sculpture which have shaped the course of art in the 20th century.
Life in Ancient Britain
Title | Life in Ancient Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Williams |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 2012-02-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 075249161X |
Life in Ancient Britain journeys through the ancient worlds of our ancestors: how they lived, how they shaped the landscape we know today, and how we know what we do, about their achievements. This guide offers a concise and lively introduction to the prehistory of the British Isles – covering the period from around 500,000 years ago when Palaeolithic hunters camped at Boxgrove in West Sussex, through the later Middle and New Stone Ages, and on to the Bronze Age and the start of the Iron Age. It describes how people first came to settle in Britain, and explores the rich mysteries of atmospheric ceremonial meeting places, barrows and stone circles. Also featured is the coming of the age of metals, when warrior-farmers created hilltop forts and settlements, stone brochs and lakeside villages – indeed the Celtic Britain that the Romans found, when they first landed on our shores.