Buy this book on-line Bassett, Stephen Townley (artist), with David Lewis-Williams and Benjamin Smith (text) : Reservoirs of Potency. The documentary paintings of Stephen Townley Bassett(Johannesburg: Rock Art Research Institute, 2008) 9780620420747 ISBN 9780620420747
Signed on the title page by Stephen Townley Bassett. 250 x 213 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pictorial endpapers; pp. (ii) + 100; beautifully illustrated with photographs and maps in full colour. Deletion fluid covering inscription on title page. Near fine. "This book contains thirty plates that reproduce a selection of the finest rock art recordings of the renowned South African artist Stephen Townley Bassett. Following in the footsteps of his uncle 'Ginger' Townley Johnson, Stephen has taken the art of rock art documentary painting to a new level of accuracy and faithfulness. David Lewis-Williams, the world renowned scholar in the field of rock art studies, opens the book by leading us into the minds of the ancient painters of the art. Each of the magnificent plates is then illustrated and brought to life by a commentary written by the director of South Africa's leading rock art research organisation, Benjamin Smith. This book stands as a unique record of a fragile and disappearing art legacy." Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Bassett, Stephen Townley (artist), with David Lewis-Williams and Benjamin Smith (text) : Reservoirs of Potency. The documentary paintings of Stephen Townley Bassett. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, collectables, livres illustrées, out-of-print books and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |