Probes the social, religious and cultural attitudes of this far-flung people by marshalling the evidence that does exist - historical, archaeological and linguistic.

This book introduces work from the skilled hands of many ancient craftsmen whose names and circumstances will never be known. Here will be found artistic works that range from the earliest art of the cave dwellers and hunters through the Neolithic and Bronze Ages to the sophisticated metalwork of the Late Iron Age. Prehistoric Art includes examples of the great paintings from the caves of France and Spain, Lascaux, Altamira, Pech Merle, Les Combarelles, and many others are illustrated, as are the spectacular gold ornaments and vessels from Ireland, Wessex, and Scandinavia, and the bronze, iron, and gold of barbarian Europe, which reaches great heights of technical accomplishment in such superb pieces as the Desborough mirror and the Battersea shield. Art is a term too often borrowed by the archaeologist to explain any object that is not obviously useful, but in Prehistoric Art it clearly can be seen that many of the appliances of daily life in ancient times have an aesthetic appeal to the modern beholder. Many of the illustrations selected for this volume show objects reproduced for the first time in color. Others illustrate those hitherto found only in the pages of learned journals. The resulting book will be valued by student and layman alike for its selection of material and its many perceptive comparisons and observations.

Ampleforth College; A Sketch-Book by Joseph Pike Bath and Wells; A Sketch-Book by D. S. Andrews Bristol; A Sketch-Book by Dorothy E.G. Woollard Bruges; A Sketch-Book by Joseph Pike Cambridge; A Sketch Book by Walter M. Keesey Canterbury; A Sketch Book by Walter M. Keesey Cardiff; A Sketch-Book by Douglas S. Andrews Chester; A Sketch-Book by Joseph Pike Durham; A Sketch-Book by Robert J. S. Bertram Florence; A Sketch-Book by Fred Richards From sketch-book and diary by Elizabeth Butler From sketch-book and diary by Elizabeth Butler Glasgow; A Sketch-Book by John Nisbet Harrow; A Sketch-Book by Walter M. Keesey Hastings and Environs; A Sketch-Book by H. G. Hampton Hastings and Environs; A Sketch-Book by H. G. Hampton Isle of Wight; A Sketch-Book by Dorothy E.G. Woollard Liverpool; A Sketch-Book by Sam J. M. Brown London at Night / A sketch-book by Frederick Carter London; A Sketch-Book by Lester G. Hornby Newcastle-Upon-Tyne; A Sketch-Book by Robert J. S. Bertram Norwich; A Sketch-Book by E.V. Cole Oxford; A Sketch-Book by Fred Richards Paris; A Sketch-Book by Eugène Béjot Rome: A Sketch-Book by Fred Richards Rome: A Sketch-Book by Fred Richards Shakespeare the Boy / With Sketches of the Home and School Life, Games and Sports, Manners, Customs and Folk-lore of the Time by W. J. Rolfe Sketch-Book of the North by George Eyre-Todd Stratford-on-Aby; A Sketch-Book by Gordon Home Surrey; A Sketch-Book by R.S. Austin The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches by Herman Melville The Celtic Christianity of Cornwall - Divers Sketches and Studies by Thomas Taylor The English Lakes; A Sketch-Book by Gordon Home Venice; A Sketch-Book by Fred Richards Winchester; A Sketch-Book by Gordon Home York; A Sketch-Book by Gordon Home