| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 200 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
The artist's eye and the mind of science -- Mythological visions of human creation -- Religious and secular visions of human creation -- Historical visions of national origins -- The scientific vision of prehistory -- Popular presentations -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
Pictorial reconstructions of ancient human ancestors have twin purposes: to make sense of shared ancestry and to bring prehistory to life. Stephanie Moser analyzes the close relationship between representations of the past and theories about human evolution, showing how this relationship existed even before a scientific understanding of human origins developed. How did mythological, religious, and historically inspired visions of the past, in existence for centuries, shape this understanding? Moser treats images as primary documents, and her book is illustrated with more than a hundred engravings, paintings, photographs, and reconstructions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-197) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Adam und Eva gnd |
| Subject |
Prehistoric peoples -- Pictorial works -- History
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Human evolution -- Pictorial works -- History
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Prehistoric peoples -- Pictorial works
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ART -- History -- Ancient & Classical.
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Mensch Motiv
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Volk Motiv
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Antike Motiv
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Ikonographie
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Kunst
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Missbildung Motiv
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Mythos Motiv
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Iconografie.
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Mensen.
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Oorsprong.
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Beeldende kunsten.
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Prehistoric peoples.
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| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works.
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781501729010 |
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1501729012 |
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