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Ann Eldridge - Monemvasia, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Monemvasia

People. Place. Presence.

Av Ann Eldridge

Del i serien Unicorn

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Beskrivning
Monemvasia has a powerful visual and emotive separation from the world. The‘Castro’ or fortress is set on a rock in the southern Peloponnese of the Aegean Sea, joinedby a causeway to the Greek mainland. Inhabitants are further isolated behind the fortifiedwalls, with only one gateway into the Castro. From the 6th century AD it has played a significantrole in Byzantine and Mediterranean history. The unique environment determined how thecommunity evolved through periods of social change. The photographic collection spans over a century, from 1890 until the present day, andalongside historic and contemporary quotations, provides a graphic description of Monemvasiansociety throughout its recent history. It is an illustration of how a community, living inunique, physical and historical surroundings, may flourish and recreate within itself a strongbond of solidarity, pride and continuity. This interaction determines the pattern of the book.It is a journey, on a physical and emotional level, through Monemvasia. The chapters movethrough the public spaces and activities into the private experiences of family life.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2019-09-12
  • Mått: 240 x 265 x 24 mm
  • Vikt: 1 450 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Serie: Unicorn
  • Antal sidor: 208
  • Förlag: Unicorn Publishing Group
  • ISBN: 9781912690251
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Ann Eldridge has completed academic research in the Classics,specialising in the understanding of Ancient Greece’s revivalduring the nineteenth-century, with specific reference to revival of theOlympic Games in Athens in 1896. She has owned a house in Monemvasia in thesouthern Peloponnese for many years and founded the Monemvasia PhotographicSociety in 2005. Ann Eldridge is a chartered surveyor specialising inurban planning.

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"This wonderful book of photographs, compiled by Ann Eldridge… captures the magic that is Monemvasia. It’s a handsome and hefty book that would grace any coffee-table, and be the ideal gift for anyone interested in Greece, in history, in photography… With several essays about Monemvasia, as well as the remarkable photos, this beautiful book should definitely be on the shopping list for anyone with any remote interested in Greece. And if you haven’t yet been to Monemvasia, it will tempt you to go" Greece Travel Secrets

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