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The Vale of Kashmir

Door John Isaac e.a.

Categorie
Fotografie (Kunst)
Boeknummer
#329756-AD24
Titel
The Vale of Kashmir
Auteur
Isaac, John & Art Davidson (introduction)
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
New York : W.W. Norton & Company
Jaar van uitgave
2008
ISBN10
0393065251
ISBN13
9780393065251
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original boards, dust jacket, oblong, circa 28x30cm, illustrated with colour photographs.
Samenvatting
The Vale of Kashmir celebrates the people and landscape of Kashmir and the unique way of life that has developed there. John Isaac set out to create a work that would honor both the cultural complexity and the breathtaking beauty of this exotic region. In lush color, he captures the varied details of daily life: canals crowded with houseboats and floating gardens on Dal Lake, the ancient city of Srinagar, the harvesting of saffron, Hindu pilgrimages through the mountains, shepherds on the Himalayan slopes, prayers at the mosque, and the private realm of family life. Isaac writes: "There is something very magical about this place." Here is historical Kashmir, not the country torn apart by war. This is an enchanted and enchanting land seen in 160 magnificent color images from a mas... (Lees verder)ter photographer.
Pagina's
192
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 20,00

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