Men of the old stone age, their environment, life and art (1918)
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 409
he favorite subject in the region of Dordogne.In the forests were also the brown bear, the lynx, the badger, themarten, and in the streams the beaver; tree squirrels {Sciurus 368 MEN OF THE OLD STONE AGE vulgaris) appear for the first time; and in Dordogne rabbits andhares become numerous. Among… … Fig. 183. The desert or Celtic horse, with delicate head, long, slender limbs, and shortback, from a painting on the ceiling of Altamira, in northern Spain. The horse ispainted in red ochre with black manganese outlines. The eye, ear, mouth, nostrils,and chin are carefully engraved. After Breuil.…
Prehistoric peoples · Paleolithic period · Art, Primitive
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