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Lascaux: Movement, Space and Time Hardcover – June 7, 2005

by Norbert Aujoulat (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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A photographic and scientific tour of the cave of Lascaux, a treasure trove of ancient wall paintings that was discovered by chance in 1940, discusses what the cave reveals about the Old Stone Age and its animal world of some 18,000 years ago. 15,000 first printing.
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  1. Print length
    274 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Harry N. Abrams
  4. Publication date
    June 7, 2005
  5. Grade level
    8 and up
  6. Reading age
    13 years and up
  7. Dimensions
    13.75 x 1 x 11 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    0810959003
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0810959002
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Norbert Aujoulat's definitive book on the Lascaux caves in France, the artistic masterpiece of the Old Stone Age, is the next best thing to being there. That's handy, since you can't go there yourself. Only a few scientists are permitted to visit Lascaux anymore, most eminent among them the author, who heads the parietal art department at the National Center of Prehistory. With impressive authority, he eIaborates the geology, archaeology, and ethology of the site so famously discovered by two spelunking teenagers in 1940, 18,000 years after the cave's heyday. In a way, the book is like the cave itself: a bit daunting, but enormously rewarding the effort. You must traverse great stalagmites of thoroughgoing scientific text translated from French, and are rewarded by enormous vistas of animals painted and scratched on the vast stone walls—262 color illustrations of the most important of the 1,963 images in the cave, including 915 animals and one human. Aujoulat isn't just a collector of facts, he's a shrewd deducer. Although some naïve early viewers thought the oddly short-legged horses on the walls indicated the Lascaux artists were stylizing what they saw (or ineptly rendering it), Aujoulat uses photographs of modern wild horses to show that the horses were accurately depicted during the cold season when their winter coats changed their shape. Noting that the species appear in order—horse, auroch, stag—he notes that each is depicted during its mating season (respectively winter, summer, and fall). Apparently, the cave symbolized the sky, and the animals represented the cycle of seasons and the creation of life. One wishes Aujoulat had relaxed his scientific rigor just enough to speculate about what these stunning images might have meant to our ancestors, but his job is to explain precisely how they made the art and the natural causes of the stony canvas. --Tim Appelo

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Norbert Aujoulat is the departmental head of parietal art at the National Center of Prehistory in France.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harry N. Abrams; First Edition (June 7, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 274 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0810959003
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0810959002
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.9 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.75 x 1 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Pam
5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely done
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2008
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If you want to see photos of Lascaux, this is a great book. It is rather large, the paper is high quality, and there are photos of all parts of the cave. This is a wonderful book on cave painting. The text is only about the technicalities of the paintings and the caves. There is no speculation on meaning.
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W. Tappan Lum
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful collection of some of the finest cave paintings.
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2011
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A beautiful collection of some of the most extraordinary cave paintings yet found. The draftmanship is every bit as good as modern artists. I can see why Picasso said after seing the cave at Altamira "We have learned nothing!".
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Mala B. Setaram-wolfe
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible images
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2012
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This is the second book I have purchased, I am an art teacher and can't describe to beauty and exquisite capturing of color and texture...
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Bob Rothman
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2012
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This book is a must have for those interested in Cave Art. The photos are in color and the explanations good.
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artandroses
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning photographs inside with great closeups that make you feel like you are inside ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2015
Stunning photographs inside with great closeups that make you feel like you are inside the cave. If you can't afford to buy this book, try your local library.
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PoppyJane Dublin
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2008
After reading the Shelter of Stone by Jean Auel (first series was the Clan of the Bear Cave), I became fascinated about pre-historic Cave Art. It helped me relate to the imagery of the cave painting better by looking at the pictures of the artwork. Beautiful full-colored photography. Good book for teaching prehistoric times and Cave Art in art classes too.
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José Ponte
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 17, 2015
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It was, without explanations, withdrawn. It exists, but more expensive.
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