Dogs: History, Myth, Art by Catherine Johns, Hardcover Book with Dust Cover

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Seller: barrieaddict ✉️ (1,120) 100%, Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, GB, Ships to: GB & many other countries, Item: 275702690714 Dogs: History, Myth, Art by Catherine Johns, Hardcover Book with Dust Cover. Through these illustrations drawn from the collections of the British Museum author Catherine Johns considers the evolution of the species, it’s earliest interactions with human communities, it’s importance in history and culture, and it’s role in symbolism, mythology and legend.

Dogs: History, Myth, Art by Catherine Johns, Hardcover colour illustrated Book. 208 pages long.

Archaeological evidence of truly domestic dogs dates back to the Stone Age when humans lived as bands of hunter gatherers. The long association that followed, with dogs living alongside people as hunters and companions, guardians and guides, has a treasured place in history and myth and in a wealth of art and artifacts that document and celebrate this ancient relationship.

Dogs: history, myth, art explores cultural expressions and reflections of a deep and long-standing interest in dogs. Here, in exquisite reproductions, are life-size sculptures and tiny engraved gems, ceramic floor tiles and stone wall reliefs, gold ornaments and ceramic vessels, pocketknife handles and miniature paintings, all depicting dogs from prehistory to the present. Through these illustrations drawn from the collections of the British Museum author Catherine Johns considers the evolution of the species, it’s earliest interactions with human communities, it’s importance in history and culture, and it’s role in symbolism, mythology and legend. Dogs wild cousins wolves jackals and foxes also play a role in this story and so appear alongside their domestic counterparts in this books engaging tour of our cultural perceptions and depictions of dogs.

The juxtaposition and explanation of images as diverse as Greek pottery, Victorian jewellery, Assyrian sculpture, and Japanese netsuke, as well as drawings and paintings from 1850 BC to the twentieth century, illuminates our understanding of the place of dogs in human societies around the world.

Condition:

Good overall used condition. There are a few marks on the dust jacket which have been created by someone using the book to lean against when writing- the impression has come through onto the dust jacket. Nice colour illustrations. Please refer to photographs.

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  • Condition: Very Good
  • Type: Illustrated Book
  • Character: Dogs
  • Book Title: Dogs
  • Special Attributes: Illustrated, Dust Jacket
  • Ex Libris: No
  • Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
  • Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Dogs, Hardback, Colour, History, Myth, Art, Catherine Johns
  • Original Language: English
  • Subjects: Dogs
  • Modified Item: No
  • ISBN: 9780674030930
  • Format: Sewn,Paper over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Author: Catherine Johns
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • Genre: Fine Arts / Art History
  • Topic: The Arts

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