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Informationen zum Autor Antal, Evelyn ; Harthan, John P Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1971 Animals in Art and Thought discusses the ways in which animals have been used by man in art and literature. The book discusses these various attitudes in a survey which ranges from prehistoric cave art to the later Middle Ages. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor’s Foreword and Acknowledgements Author’s Preface Photographic Acknowledgements Part I: The Ancient World 1. The Hunter’s Art and Mythology 2. Animal Art in the Ancient Near East 3. Animal Art in Civilizations of Greece and Rome 4. Barbaric Animal Styles Part II: The Early Middle Ages 5. The Carolingian Renaissance 6. Late Anglo-Saxon Animal Art: The ‘Caedmon’ and ‘Aelfric’ Manuscripts 7. Germany, France and Spain c. 950-1050; the Apocalyptic Tradition 8. Byzantium and Italy 9. Romanesque and Early Gothic Animal Art Part III: The Later Middle Ages 10. The Scientific Revival and the Beast Fables 11. English Animal Art of the Later Middle Ages 12. Continental Animal Art of the Later Middle Ages Epilogue Notes Bibliography General Index Index of Animals
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Editor's Foreword and Acknowledgements Author's Preface Photographic Acknowledgements Part I: The Ancient World 1. The Hunter's Art and Mythology 2. Animal Art in the Ancient Near East 3. Animal Art in Civilizations of Greece and Rome 4. Barbaric Animal Styles Part II: The Early Middle Ages 5. The Carolingian Renaissance 6. Late Anglo-Saxon Animal Art: The 'Caedmon' and 'Aelfric' Manuscripts 7. Germany, France and Spain c. 950-1050; the Apocalyptic Tradition 8. Byzantium and Italy 9. Romanesque and Early Gothic Animal Art Part III: The Later Middle Ages 10. The Scientific Revival and the Beast Fables 11. English Animal Art of the Later Middle Ages 12. Continental Animal Art of the Later Middle Ages Epilogue Notes Bibliography General Index Index of Animals
