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CHAUVET CAVE : Discovery of the World's Oldest Paintings

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: London Thames and Hudson 1996/01/01Edition: 1Description: 135ISBN:
  • 9780500017067
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 759.0112094482 CHA/CH
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Reference Reference Ernakulam Public Library Reference Reference 759.0112094482 CHA/CH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan E198303

This book, with its exceptional color photographs, provides the opportunity to view the collection (at first hand) of wall paintings dating back an incredible 30,000 years - the oldest examples of prehistoric art ever found - specifically on 18 December 1994 in the Ardèche, southeast France. Now closed to the public, the cave and its extraordinary legacy (some 15,000 years older than the renowned paintings at Lascaux) have been seen by only a privileged few hence, the need for such a book which recounts the story of this extraordinary discovery and whose remarkable photographs of the paintings show each wall in clear detail, revealing the mastery of the prehistoric artists.

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