Rock Art of Africa

Informationen zum Autor A.R. Willcox Zusammenfassung It has long been known that all forms of art – rock paintings, carvings and scribings, and also portable sculpture – are present at various locations throughout Africa. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword J. Desmond Clark 1. Historical Introduction 2. The Study of Rock Art – Aims and Problems 3. Terms and Techniques 4. Africa – the Background, Physical and Climate 5. The Peopling of the Art Regions 6. The Maghreb and Sahara 7. Bovidean Outliers: The Horn of Africa, Kenya, Southern Sudan and West Africa 8. The Central African Art Zone 9. The Central Tanzanian Sub-Region 10. The Southern African Art Zone 11. Art Sub-Region 1: Zimbabwe and North-East Transvaal 12. The Tsodilo Hills 13. Art Sub-Region 2: South-West Africa/ Namibia 14. Art Sub-Region 3: Southern and South-Western Cape 15. Art Sub-Region 4: Drakensberg-Maluti Massif and Surrounding Areas 16. Art Sub-Region 5: The Northern Cape 17. Art Sub-Region 6: South-West Transvaal and Adjoining Areas 18. The Mobiliary Art 19. The Non-Representational Art 20. The Handprints 21. The Overall Picture 22. Problems and Possibilities 23. The Raisons d’etre

Product details

• Authors: A.R. Willcox
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.10.2016
• EAN: 9781138818156
• ISBN: 978-1-138-81815-6
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; The arts: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Reference works, Archaeology by period / region, Archaeological Theory, The arts: general topics