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Jean-Marie Chauvet

Dawn of Art: The Chauvet Cave (The Oldest Known Paintings in the World) Hardcover – March 30, 1996

by Jean-Marie Chauvet (Author), Eliette Brunel Deschamps (Author), Christian Hillaire (Author),

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An intriguing study of the early evolution of human artistic endeavors focuses on recent discoveries in the Chauvet cave, Stone Age paintings and engravings of animals that are more than thirty thousand years old. BOMC Div. Natural Science Main.

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135 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Harry N. Abrams
Publication date

March 30, 1996
Grade level

8 and up
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13 years and up
Dimensions

11 x 0.75 x 12.25 inches
ISBN-10

0810932326
ISBN-13

978-0810932326
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Nina Larussa

Dawn of Art

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2023

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I love this book!!! Great condition could of been sold as new. I'll purchase again from this seller 🙂

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Bobby T.

A most astounding book!

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2022

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If you are interested in cave art, and adventures. This is the book you will never regret having.

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Jane Yett

Monumental Discovery, Breath-taking Story and Photos

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2007

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Written by the experts who made the discovery, and conveying their sense of awe and danger with each step forward into the cave, the book guides you to art preserved for 30,000 years, almost twice as old as the art of the cave art at Lascaux, our earlier benchmark for the earliest known art. The art is reminiscent of Lascaux, and leads us to heady questions about the evolution of human art and creativity.

I read the book in its entirety in the first hour after it arrived at my doorstep, amazed and thrilled.

This is a great and an important book, and an absolute delight to read.

I can only disagree with the title. Art this sophisticated is not the "Dawn of Art". It has thousands of years of antecedents, and I hope we'll be priviledged to visit some of that with such marvellous story-telling, and such respect for preserving what our ancestors created.

-Jane Yett

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Cassandra

Exquisite Book on the Chauvet Cave Art

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2021

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Outstanding addition to my book collection! Lightning fast shipping! I love that in addition to the awe inspiring ancient art there are bones of the now extinct cave bear littering the cave floor making for a little time capsule.

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Beverly Thompson

Superb

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021

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Have read and reread! Still fills me with awe. The original telling of the discovery is incredible. Tears fill my eyes!

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Jack L. Sammons

Best Single Book of the Paintings

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2014

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While a few of the notes are now out-of-date based on subsequent research, this is still the best single book on the Chauvet Cave paintings, done by those who discovered them, did the initial research, and took the initial photographs. It is filled with pictures, similar to a coffee table book, but is much more than that. If you are interested in these earliest paintings -- and I think we all should be since they are near the moment when, through art, we became humans -- this is the right way to get started.

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Ellis

Fantastic Find and a Beautiful Book

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2011

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The Chauvet Cave is an amazing find, filled with art more than 30,000 years old. Imagine doing these magnificent drawings with charcoal and raw pigments on a stone wall, and all by firelight. The photographs are beautiful. The cave is closed to the public to protect it, but you can still enjoy feel the wonder through the book. I understand France is working on a replica that will be open to the public, a very good way to share the beauty while protecting the cave.
This book, as close as I'm likely to get, is a treasure. It inspires me.

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R. Steven Call

This is an amazing book of photos and the story of the discovery ...

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2015

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This is an amazing book of photos and the story of the discovery of Chauvet Cave. The 30,000 year-old art draws me back again and again. You must see the Werner Herzog film, "Cave of Forgotten Dreams." This film is what inspired me to search for a used copy of this long out of print book. I feel lucky to have found a used x-library book in good condition for a good price.

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