TERRES CUITES ANCIENNES DE L’OUEST AFRICAIN
Subtitle: ANCIENT terracottas FROM WEST AFRICA
Authors: B. Grunne
Material Type: general or thematic Work
Publisher: Art History and Archaeology of Publications of the Catholic University of Louvin, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1980. Paperback, 4to, dimensions: 21 x 27 cm
Content: 293 p, 138 ill. b / w, 2 ill. col., 80 pl.n / b, 4 pl.coul., 4 maps, biblio., numerous ph. b / w., catalogs for objects referenced study, 4 fig. (curve and diagrams) + 2 summary tables with 39 drawings
Additional information: original edition, limited release. French bilingual texts / English. Book exhausted become very rare and prized for its thematic and comprehensive study on ancient terracotta West Africa.
State of the work: Very good condition
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Description
This book is a first synthesis essay on the art of clay ancient peoples of Mali, Nigeria (Nok, Ife, Benin), Ghana (Akan), Chad and Cameroon (Sao). The results of old and recent excavations (RMA Bedaux, Utrecht, and R. and S. McIntosh) the datings thermoluminescences (D. Stoneham, Oxford), historical data, oral traditions and the study of styles and the typology of terracotta were included in this work which will be the basis for a better understanding of African art. Most published items were selected from the hidden treasures of various private collections.
Additional information
| Weight | 1330 g |
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| Dimensions | 21 × 27 cm |
