The Dreamtime: Australian Aboriginal Myths In Paintings
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Foxing on FEP - otherwise pages fine
A stunning fusion of visual art and cultural scholarship, The Dreamtime: Australian Aboriginal Myths in Paintings presents the sacred creation stories of Australia's First Peoples through the luminous paintings of Ainslie Roberts, accompanied by the authoritative anthropological commentary of Charles P. Mountford. The work chronicles the mythological narratives of the Dreamtime — the foundational spiritual framework through which Aboriginal Australians understand the origins of the world, its creatures, and the laws that govern human life. Each painting illustrates a distinct ancestral story with vivid, otherworldly imagery, while Mountford's text grounds these visions in decades of fieldwork and deep cultural knowledge. The tone is reverential and immersive, inviting readers into a cosmology of extraordinary richness and complexity. Together, Roberts and Mountford have produced an enduring testament to one of the world's oldest living traditions, making ancient oral mythology accessible to a broad audience without diminishing its profound spiritual significance.
Author: Ainslie Roberts, Charles P. Mountford
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Rigby Limited, Adelaide
Genre: Myths & legends
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Foxing on FEP - otherwise pages fine
A stunning fusion of visual art and cultural scholarship, The Dreamtime: Australian Aboriginal Myths in Paintings presents the sacred creation stories of Australia's First Peoples through the luminous paintings of Ainslie Roberts, accompanied by the authoritative anthropological commentary of Charles P. Mountford. The work chronicles the mythological narratives of the Dreamtime — the foundational spiritual framework through which Aboriginal Australians understand the origins of the world, its creatures, and the laws that govern human life. Each painting illustrates a distinct ancestral story with vivid, otherworldly imagery, while Mountford's text grounds these visions in decades of fieldwork and deep cultural knowledge. The tone is reverential and immersive, inviting readers into a cosmology of extraordinary richness and complexity. Together, Roberts and Mountford have produced an enduring testament to one of the world's oldest living traditions, making ancient oral mythology accessible to a broad audience without diminishing its profound spiritual significance.