Images of Prehistory: Views of Early Britain

Fowler, Peter; Sharp, Mick

ISBN 10: 0521356466 / ISBN 13: 9780521356466

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1990

About this Item

Images of Prehistory: Views of Early Britain text by Peter Fowler, photos by Mick Sharp Cambridge HB 1990 ISBN 0521356466 Many fascinating black & white photos of the prehistoric remains that survive on the uplands of Britain, Orkney, in North Wales, the Avebury area of Wiltshire, and West Cornwall. FINE FINE, no marks, no writing, no chips, no tears. Dust jacket protected in archival mylar.

Seller Inventory # EUH-GBR-012

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Images of Prehistory: Views of Early Britain
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521356466
• ISBN 13: 9780521356466
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Weight: 2 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • England
  • History

About this title

Synopsis

This large format collection of stunning and atmospheric images of Britain's prehistoric past is a showcase for the work of one of the country's leading landscape photographers. Accompanied by a text and commentary at once authoritative and accessible, it will attract anyone interested in landscape photography and archaeology. After a brief illustrated introduction, the book falls into two parts. A Portfolio from Prehistory vividly illuminates the principal themes of prehistoric life: earning a living from the land, building to provide shelter, defending the community, and erecting tombs and devising rituals to honor the dead and ensure contact with the ancestral past. Prehistory in Landscapes then offers a sharper regional focus to illustrate the sheer density and variety of the prehistoric remains that survive on the uplands of Britain: on Orkney, and in North Wales, the Avebury area of Wiltshire and West Cornwall. Mick Sharp's sensitivity to skies, stone, subtle light and rugged landscape counterpoints perfectly with Peter Fowler's affectionate but trenchant commentary. Together they make Images of Prehistory a potent memorial to a vanished way of life. Peter Fowler, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne is known for his writings and broadcasting on the history of the British landscape. Mick Sharp, a professional photographer and archaeologist, runs a photographic library devoted to archaeology and the history of the landscape.

Review

'... a majestic book which is exceedingly rich in design and content.' The Independent on Sunday

'This haunting combination of the distant past, the imperfectly known and the immoblie ... could only have been achieved by photography ... the medium has found a kind of ideal content.' The Sunday Times