The Artist's Zoo; Themes in Art. by Wallace, George - 1970

Toronto, Ontario.: Holt, Rinehart And Winston.. Very Good. 1970. First Edition. Soft Cover. 0039265552 . 8vo - 23 x 18.5 cm; 92 pp. The covers are illustrated with "Adam Naming the Beasts", a thirteenth century English Gothic Illumination. The illustrations are profuse and varied with good thumbnail descriptions of each image. The accompanying text both follows, parallels, and leads the images. George Wallace is (or was now? ) an associate professor of Fine Art at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. This volume is the first in a series to be used for the study of Fine Art. Contents are: Introduction - page1; Prehistoric Pictures - page 11; Designs and Decorations - page 17; The Zoo - page 30; The Curiosities - page 60; The Artist Takes a Closer Look - page 63; Animals in Motion - page 71; Animal Pictures as Parables - page 79; Fabulous Beasts - page 84. Some shelf wear on the cover edges edges, sticker scar on front cover, top right corner. .