The Cave of Lascaux: The Final Photographs

Ruspoli, Mario

New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards with gray illustration on front cover, gray title on spine. Black and color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering; mylar cover;p 208 pp. Approx. 150 color and BW plates and figures, 1 gatefold. VG-/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Overall light shelfwear to boards and dj, pages are otherwise very clean.). Item #121621
ISBN: 9780810912670

A collection of photos and findings from the cave of Lescaux, gathered between 1981 and 1983 by Mario Ruspoli and his team. Dubbed "the final photographs" due to the cave being closed to the public (because of wear to the cave art due to tourists and their cameras) and these photos being allowed under strict supervision of the Ministry of Culture. Contents include: The Magdalenian civilization -- Methods of dating -- Prehistoric lighting -- The fauna -- Hunting and weapons, fishing and gathering -- Religion and the sanctuaries -- The sanctuary of Lascaux -- The signs and prehistoric language -- The eye of the hunter and the genius of the art -- A cinematic approach to Lascaux -- The discovery of Lascaux -- The replica of Lascaux -- The pigments and the art of painting -- Chronology and the analysis of styles -- A chronology of the Palaeolithic -- Plans: positions of the figures in Lascaux -- Archaeological plans of Lascaux -- Map of the Franco-Cantabrian sanctuaries.