Four Hundred Centuries of Cave Art

Synopsis

Caves Include Altamira, Font De Gaume, Les Combarelles, Lascaux, Les Trois Freres, Niaux, Ardeche, Hérault, Gard, Haute-garonne, Ariege, Haute-pyrenees, And Basses-pyrenees, Plus Others. Forewords -- Historical Account -- Origin Of Art -- Geographical Distribution -- Conditions Of Preservation -- Age Of The Caves -- Chronology And Evolution -- Upper Paleolithic Subdivisions -- The Fauna Painted -- Tools And Techniques -- The Six Giants -- Altamira -- Font De Gaume -- Les Combarelles -- Lascaux -- Les Trois-frères -- Niaux -- Caves And Rock Shelters -- Rhone Basin And Pyrenean Region -- Lot, Dordogne -- Gironde, Charente, Vienne, Yonne -- Spain -- Italy -- An Attempt At Chronological Classification. Abbé H. Breuil ; Translated By Mary E. Boyle. Reprint Of The 1952 Ed. Published In Montignac And Paris By The Centre D'études Et De Documentation Préhistoriques. Revised 1979 By Hacker Art Books. Bibliography: P. 408-411.