The Swiss Eduard Spelterini (1852-1931) was perhaps Europe's greatest pioneer of ballooning in the late 19th and early 20th century. He was the first to cross in a balloon and photograph from the air the Alps in 1898 and to take aerial photographs of the pyramids of Giza, ancient Persian cities and South Africa's gold mines. Born an inn-keeper's son in a remote village in Switzerland he lived an extraordinary life and became an international celebrity as an aeronaut and socialised with Europe's rich and noble of the Belle Epoque. What makes Spelterini interesting and important are his achievements in aerial photography. The talented and soon accomplished photographer made the camera a firm part of his balloon equipment from 1893. A vast number of his sensational images have been coloured in an elaborate technique at the time and were used by Spelterini to illustrate the many hundred lectures he gave about his travels and expeditions in many countries. A sequel to 'Eduard Spelterini - Photographs of a Pioneer Balloonist', this new book presents a selection of around 80 of these coloured photographs. The remarkable quality of the colouring enables an altogether new view at Spelterini's spectacular work as a photographer. The pictures in 'Eduard Spelterini and the Spectacle of Images' are complemented by essays on historical and technical aspects of photography and air travel by expert authors.
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Hilar Stadler, born 1963, read art history and is director of the Museum im Bellpark in Kriens near Lucerne, Switzerland.
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Hardcover without dustjacket as issued, 152 pages, in English and German; as new condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra. N° de réf. du vendeur EdStVe65
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Hardcover. A blue fabric spine with white text. Color-illustrated boards also with white text. 152 pages. Profusely illustrated with color images. VG: In excellent shape. Sticker on the back free end page; otherwise, as new. N° de réf. du vendeur 205458
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Vendeur : Antiquariat UEBUE, Zürich, Suisse
Hardcover. Etat : Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. W/Z/da : 152 Seiten/pages, numerous illustrations, Halbleinen/halfcloth - The Swiss balloon pioneer Eduard Spelterini (1852 1931) was the first person to photograph the Alps from a bird's eye view. He was also the first to photograph the pyramids of Giza, the Egyptian desert or South African gold mines from the air. Spelterini led a spectacular life between showman and researcher, traveled halfway around the world with his hot air balloon, camera and glass plate negatives, was courted by the celebrities of his time and gave lectures in numerous countries. This book presents around 80 of the coloured photographs that Spelterini had used for his more than 600 lectures. These sensational aerial photographs, dramatized by the color or, as it were, enchanted, are supplemented by texts by the photo historian Anton Holzer and the zeppelin specialist Jürgen Bleibler. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1720449886561
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Vendeur : Der Buchfreund, Wien, Autriche
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Hardcover. Etat : gut. 2010. Eduard Spelterini und das Spektakel der Bilder. Die kolorierten Lichtbilder des Ballonpioniers / Eduard Spelterini and the Spectacle of Images. The Colored Slides of the Pioneer Balloonist. Ausstellungskatalog mit zahlr. Abb. In deutscher Sprache. pages. N° de réf. du vendeur BN534103
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