Raymond Carr

Horses decline, dogs advance

The Dog: 5000 Years of the Dog in Art, by Tamsin Pickeral<br /> Dogs: History, Myth, Art, by Catherine Johns<br /> The Horse: A Celebration of Horses in Art, by Rachel and Simon Barnes<br /> <br type="_moz" />

  • The Dog: 5000 Years of the Dog in Art

    Tamsin Pickeral

    Merrell, pp. 287

  • Dogs: History, Myth, Art

    Catherine Johns

    British Museum Press, pp. 208

  • The Horse: A Celebration of Horses in Art

    Rachel and Simon Barnes

    Quercus, pp. 224

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