Dogs by Catherine Johns
The book will open with an introduction exploring the evolution of the species, its earliest interaction with human communities and its domestication, its importance in human history and culture, and its role in art, symbolism and mythology. This will be followed by spreads comparing and contrasting images from different cultures to show similarities and differences in the way that dogs have been perceived and depicted. The illustrations will include not only domestic dogs but also dramatic portraits of wolves, foxes and jackals. The illustrations will range from life-size sculpture to tiny engraved gems, from mosaic floors and stone wall-reliefs to miniature paintings and gold ornaments and from ceramic vessels to pocket-knife handles, and will span a timescale from prehistory to the present.
Johns, Catherine: - Catherine Johns is a retired curator of Romano-British antiquities at the British Museum. Her other books include Horses (BMP, 2006), Dogs (BMP, 2008) and the classic Sex or Symbol? Erotic Images of Greece and Rome (BMP, 1990, repr. 2006).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674030930 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674030931 |
| Title | Dogs |
| Author | Catherine Johns |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 2008-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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