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Thames & Hudson
Sentinels of the Sea
A miscellany of lighthouses past
Wydawnictwo:
Thames & Hudson
Oprawa: Twarda
Opis
Lighthouses have always unsettled and attracted in equal measure, highlighting the triumphs and failures in humanity?s battle with the forces of nature. Taking as its heroes the lighthouses themselves, Sentinels of the Sea describes the engineering genius that allowed their construction on even the smallest of rock outcrops and the innovations that made the lights so powerful and reliable.Intricate, elegant architectural plans and elevations, and evocative period drawings and photographs showcase the innovative designs and technologies behind 100 historic lighthouses built around the world from the 18th to the 20th century. R.G. Grant?s engaging and authoritative text chronicles the incredible feats of engineering and endurance that brought these iconic, isolated towers into being, the advances in lens technology that made the lights so effective, and the everyday routines of the lighthouse keepers and the heroic rescues that many performed. Packed with extraordinary stories of human endeavour, desperate shipwrecks, builders defying the elements and heroic sea rescues, the book also reveals the isolation and vulnerability of the dedicated lighthouse keepers.
Szczegóły
Tytuł
Sentinels of the Sea
Podtytuł
A miscellany of lighthouses past
Autor
R.G. Grant
Wydawnictwo
Rok wydania
2015
Oprawa
Twarda
Ilość stron
160
Format
19.0x30.0cm
Języki
angielski
ISBN
9780500519769
Rodzaj
Książka
Stan
Nowy
EAN
9780500519769
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