The Cave of Lascaux: The Final Photographs

by Mario Ruspoli

$111 · Offered by B Street Books

New York: Henry N. Abrams, Inc, 1986. Hardcover. The paintings in the cave of Lascaux were discovered in 1940. Immediately overwhelmed by tourists, the caves were sealed in 1963 to prevent further deterioration. From 1981-3, Mario Ruspoli and his team were allowed into the caves to film and photograph their wonders before they were resealed. Ruspoli's book published posthumously offers not only the Final Photographs of the paintings, but a meticulously

  • Binding: Hardcover

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