The British Century: A Photographic History Of The Last Hundred Years - Moynahan, Brian
a photographic history of the last hundred years
KORTE INHOUD
The British Century, a witness to the art and historical importance of the 20th-century photograph, should find its way to classrooms, coffee tables, and studios. Through the dramatic contrasts of 300 pages of black-and-white images are portrayed, chronologically, the dark and light of Great Britain's last hundred years. The images reflect in their scope--from the grimace of death to celebrity smiles--editor Brian Moynahan's combined experience as a historian and newspaper editor. He supplies a substantial, balanced, and sensitive text, which, like the photographs, portrays mood in addition to fact and includes poignant quotations from ordinary people as well as from the famous. The photographs communicate where words would struggle: a grainy image of the Beatles in the Cavern Club, Liverpool, and the eerie view seen by a German pilot of the Spitfire he is about to attack convey the atmosphere and emotion of the past. With detailed captions, the images may be looked at separately, and readers will be drawn to...
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1997Uitgever: Weidenfeld & Nicolson304 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0297823442ISBN-13: 9780297823445Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Gebonden met omslag, voorin en achterin een naamstempeltje, verder vrijwel als nieuw. ; 1997; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 304 pagina's; Titel: The British Century - A Photographic History of the Last Hundred Years; Ref: 222236 / U50P880
Geb., met stofomslag, groot formaat, gaaf exemplaar, 304 pagina's. Weidenfield & Nicholson 1997 [Auteur: Moynahan, Brian] [Jaar: 1997] [Titel: The British Century. A Photographic History of the Last Hundred Years]
