9789081185035 (1 résultats)
- Autres images
Edité par Stichting Visual Legacy, 2007
- Couverture rigide
- Édition originale
Vendeur : killarneybooks, Inagh, CLARE, Irlandekillarneybooks
Contacter le vendeurVendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoilesEtat: Occasion - Assez bon
EUR 89,50
EUR 34,84 expéditionExpédition depuis Irlande vers Etats-UnisQuantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Scarce oversized hardcover, 172 pages (copiously illustrated with primarily b&w images; several large-format folded sheets) + 123 pages of glossy colour photos, NOT ex-library. Weight 1095g / 2.42 lbs. Faint grubby marks in side margin of a couple of pages, else book is clean and bright…with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. A touch of wear to tips of page corners. Boards show minor creases, a gentle edge-nick in the front corner of the upper spine, faint shelfwear. Issued without a dust jacket. -- This is a richly illustrated book about ancient breakwaters that have protected the Dutch coast of Zeeland since the fifteenth century. Long lines of black palisades mark the south-western beaches of the Netherlands. Rediscovering the wooden breakwaters she had known since childhood, Pauline van Lynden began by drawing and photographing them and ended up exploring 'what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object' and a culture marked by its relationship to the sea. Gathering a wealth of documents from private and public collections, and illustrating these with her own artwork, Van Lynden tells a personal story of discovery through the history of an ancient system of coastal protection and its role in both our cultural heritage and our increasing concern to find a balance between man and the sea. Not only did "A Resistible Force" win the prestigious Zeeland Book Prize, but the Province of Zeeland has now officially protected this spectacular site as endangered cultural heritage. -- Contents: 1. A Special Place 2. As Centuries Passed 3. In Perpetual Motion: Defiance, Resistance, Endurance; 4. Sentinels of the Sea; List of Illustrations; Bibliography; Acknowledgements.
