Cattle: History, Myth, Art

by Catherine Johns

Overview

This book explores the relationship between people and cattle through the ages via works of art and artefacts drawn from the rich collection of the British Museum. The author compares and contrasts images from around the world – Palaeolithic carvings to Ancient Egyptian figures, Greek sculpture to English porcelain, drawings by Dürer and Goya to Indian paintings and Japanese prints – to create a superbly illustrated celebration of these majestic beasts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714150840
Publisher:	British Museum Press
Publication date:	05/28/2011
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	796,019
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

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).