Cattle - History, Myth, Art

Informationen zum Autor Catherine Johns is a retired curator of Romano-British antiquities at the British Museum. Her other books include Horses (BMP, 2006), Dogs (BMP, 2008) and the classic Sex or Symbol? Erotic Images of Greece and Rome (BMP, 1990, repr. 2006). Klappentext Beautiful, varied and with individual personalities, cattle feature far more extensively than one might at first think in the art, mythology and religion of humankind. This book illustrates a wide range of objects, from Paleolithic drawings to the Parthenon Frieze, Pictish carvings and modern prints and drawings. Vorwort Beautiful, varied and with individual personalities, cattle feature far more extensively than one might at first think in the art, mythology and religion of humankind. This book illustrates a wide range of objects, from Paleolithic drawings to the Parthenon Frieze, Pictish carvings and modern prints and drawings. Zusammenfassung Beautiful, varied and with individual personalities, cattle feature far more extensively than one might at first think in the art, mythology and religion of humankind. This book illustrates a wide range of objects, from Paleolithic drawings to the Parthenon Frieze, Pictish carvings and modern prints and drawings.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Johns, Johns Catherine
• Publisher: British Museum Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.2011
• EAN: 9780714150840
• ISBN: 978-0-7141-5084-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business; ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, ART / History / General, ART / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes & Seascapes, History of Art, Nature in art, Art styles not defined by date, Cattle; gift books; Art; Culture