Introduction to fish imagery in art
@article{Moyle2004IntroductionTF, title={Introduction to fish imagery in art}, author={P. Moyle and Marilyn A. Moyle}, journal={Environmental Biology of Fishes}, year={2004}, volume={31}, pages={5-23} }
SynopsisFish have been the subject of works of art for at least 14000 years and appeared in ‘primitive’ art from many cultures. In ancient civilizations of the West, fishes were a constant, if infrequent, motif. Fish designs in ancient Egypt were common and showed little change for 1500 years. Decorative fish designs of the Greeks and Romans (often with mythological significance) were adopted by early Christians as religious symbols. With the development of printing, the non-religious depiction… CONTINUE READING
11 Citations
Reminiscing briefly about Environmental Biology of Fishes (1976–2002)
- Environmental Biology of Fishes
- 2004
- 2
There’s more to fish than just food: Exploring the diverse ways that fish contribute to human society
- Business
- 2020
The ‘shifting baseline’ phenomenon: a global perspective
- Biology
- Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
- 2007
- 248
Development of different human skin colors: a review highlighting photobiological and photobiophysical aspects.
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology
- 2009
- 34
The Metacoupling Framework Informs Stream Salmonid Management and Governance
- Geography
- Frontiers in Environmental Science
- 2020
- 2
- PDF
References
SHOWING 1-10 OF 29 REFERENCES