- Hardcover: 186 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson; First Edition edition (8 May 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0500543089
- ISBN-13: 978-0500543085
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 20 x 3.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 887,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This second book in the series Unfolding History features amazing aerial photographs of 29 of the worlds greatest castles, fortresses and citadels, including the Tower of London, Alcratraz, The Great Wall of China and Palmyra. A spectacular fold-out photograph of each site enables the reader to see the monument in thrilling detail, while accompanying text provides information on the sites history and construction. This is the perfect giftbook for anyone interested in, or wanting to learn more, about some of mankinds greatest architectural legacies.
About the Author
Henri Stierlin is a renowned architectural photographer. He is the author of the first book in this series, Great Monuments of the Ancient World, and Islamic Art and Architecture.
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4 stars because everyone should have a book on castles in his library!
23 Aug 2010
Format:Hardcover
This is more of a novelty book than a reference or anything meaningful. This shoebox sized rectangular hardcover book is printed and bound in Italy and is fairly well made using stiff, high quality paper. The photographs are excellent, the reproductions less so but adequate.
The author has gone about photographing some of the world's more remarkable edifices. The really excellent thing he does is show an aerial view of each site which is displayed on an oversized page that folds out to about twice the size of the book. The photography is really very good as are most of his editorial choices, Castel del monte, Carcassonne and Almodovar del rio being especially impressive (and the shot of the Great Wall, as always).
I question a couple of the choices, the Nazi pill boxes and Alcatraz, for instance, but I think they were included because of visual drama they present. One hesitates to quibble though because the overall effort is really excellent and I can recommend this book for something to buy for the novelty. It doesn't contain any information really, just a paragraph or two of background information on each entry.
Never mind though, the pictures each speak nearly a thousand words for themselves.
The author has gone about photographing some of the world's more remarkable edifices. The really excellent thing he does is show an aerial view of each site which is displayed on an oversized page that folds out to about twice the size of the book. The photography is really very good as are most of his editorial choices, Castel del monte, Carcassonne and Almodovar del rio being especially impressive (and the shot of the Great Wall, as always).
I question a couple of the choices, the Nazi pill boxes and Alcatraz, for instance, but I think they were included because of visual drama they present. One hesitates to quibble though because the overall effort is really excellent and I can recommend this book for something to buy for the novelty. It doesn't contain any information really, just a paragraph or two of background information on each entry.
Never mind though, the pictures each speak nearly a thousand words for themselves.
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