Reading Then and Now: In Colour - Couverture rigide

Hylton, Stuart

 
9780752463254: Reading Then and Now: In Colour
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 075246325X ISBN 13 : 9780752463254
Editeur : Pitkin Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

John Betjeman said no town hides its history better than Reading, but history there is in abundance, and it has been richly documented since the dawn of the photographic era. Reading was one of the first towns in the world to be photographed: William Henry Fox-Talbot, the inventor of modern photography, set up his workshop here and the streets of the 1840s town became the test-bed for the new technology.

This book takes a wide range of historic views of Reading and recreates their modern counterparts in colour. Rapid economic growth has seen dramatic change in the town, even within living memory. This fascinating book documents not only that change but also the continuity that has survived it all.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Sir John Betjeman once said that no town hides its history better than Reading, but nevertheless, history there is in abundance, and it has been richly documented since the dawn of the photographic era. Reading was one of the first towns in the world to be photographed: William Henry Fox-Talbot, the inventor of modern photography, set up his workshop here and the streets of the 1840s town became the testing ground for the new technology. This book takes a wide range of historic views of Reading and places them alongside their modern counterparts in colour. Rapid economic growth has seen dramatic changes in the town, even within living memory and this fascinating book documents not only those changes but also the remarkable continuities through it all.

Présentation de l'éditeur

John Betjeman said no town hides its history better than Reading, but history there is in abundance, and it has been richly documented since the dawn of the photographic era. Reading was one of the first towns in the world to be photographed: William Henry Fox-Talbot, the inventor of modern photography, set up his workshop here and the streets of the 1840s town became the test-bed for the new technology. This book takes a wide range of historic views of Reading and recreates their modern counterparts in colour. Rapid economic growth has seen dramatic change in the town, even within living memory. This fascinating book documents not only that change but also the continuity that has survived it all.

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Éditeur
Pitkin Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
075246325X
ISBN 13 
9780752463254
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
96
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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