This volume presents the story of the horse and highlights the key roles this animal has played in human warfare, travel, ceremony, hunting, racing, and in myth and symbolism. The themes are presented in stunning illustrations of British Museum objects that trace our perceptions of the horse through time and space, and convey the wide variety of images that have been created of this magnificent creature: in colossal and life-sized sculpture, in paintings, and in minuscule form on coins, gems, and jewelry; and from the world of ancient Greece and Rome to the arts of India, Africa, China, and Japan. This book will inform, entertain, and delight all readers interested in this inspiring animal and its profound contribution to human culture.

192 pages, 175 full-color illustrations, 8 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in. Hardcover; clothbound, with jacket.

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Horses: History, Myth, Art
03-018553
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