A life of prehistoric art.
| N° d'inventaire | 19707 |
| Format | 16 x 24 |
| Détails | 1200 p., color and black and white illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Grenoble, 2015 |
| Etat | Nine |
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One of the best contemporary specialists in prehistoric art, Jean Clottes is a man who loves the silence of caves, listening to what they tell us, deciphering what they have contained for millennia. For nearly half a century, he devoted himself to the study of this art and published numerous articles – written in a simple language that everyone can read – in a wide variety of journals, alone or in collaboration with colleagues. The selected texts touch on only a part of Jean Clottes' immense activity, but an essential part: for him, first of all, his work having occupied a large part of his life as a researcher; essential for the general public too, because the beautiful discoveries made in prehistoric art in recent decades and the media echoes that followed them have given rise to a desire to know more and the desire to obtain information from the most reliable sources. Essential for prehistorians themselves, finally, because during a fulfilling career, Jean Clottes opened up many fruitful avenues of research, which constitute as many avenues likely to be extended. The whole constitutes a sum, the work of a lifetime, on a subject – prehistoric art – which never ceases to fascinate us.
One of the best contemporary specialists in prehistoric art, Jean Clottes is a man who loves the silence of caves, listening to what they tell us, deciphering what they have contained for millennia. For nearly half a century, he devoted himself to the study of this art and published numerous articles – written in a simple language that everyone can read – in a wide variety of journals, alone or in collaboration with colleagues. The selected texts touch on only a part of Jean Clottes' immense activity, but an essential part: for him, first of all, his work having occupied a large part of his life as a researcher; essential for the general public too, because the beautiful discoveries made in prehistoric art in recent decades and the media echoes that followed them have given rise to a desire to know more and the desire to obtain information from the most reliable sources. Essential for prehistorians themselves, finally, because during a fulfilling career, Jean Clottes opened up many fruitful avenues of research, which constitute as many avenues likely to be extended. The whole constitutes a sum, the work of a lifetime, on a subject – prehistoric art – which never ceases to fascinate us.