
The Alps
Or, Sketches of Life and Nature in the Mountains
Hermann Alexander Berlepsch(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 27. June 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
458 pages
978-1-108-06121-6 (ISBN)
Description
Following the precedent and standards set by the Baedeker guides, travel literature enjoyed great popularity during the later nineteenth century. This guidebook to the Alps, written by Hermann Alexander Berlepsch (1814?-83) and translated from German by the renowned author and mountaineer Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), was first published in English in 1861. This was during the golden age of alpinism, when many major peaks were ascended for the first time. While later mountaineers concentrated on climbing as a sport, earlier expeditions were of a more scientific nature; this guidebook, which provides detailed information pertaining to the geology, flora and fauna of the Alps, is a reflection of this ambition. Also containing descriptions of village life and Alpine customs, it enjoyed a significant readership in its day and was also translated into French. It remains an instructive work in the history of alpinism and travel writing.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
17 Plates, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
641 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-06121-6 (9781108061216)
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Persons
Content
Translator's note; 1. The fabric of the Alps; 2. Granite; 3. Erratic blocks; 4. 'Karrenfields'; 5. Nagelfluh; 6. The landslip at Goldau; 7. The Ban-forests; 8. The Wettertanne; 9. Prostrate firs; 10. Alpine roses; 11. The southern valleys; 12. The chest-nut woods; 13. A tale of the clouds; 14. Cloud pictures; 15. 'Wetterschiessen'; 16. Thunderstorms; 17. Waterfalls; 18. Mountain snowstorms; 19. Red snow; 20. The 'Ruefe'; 21. The avalanche; 22. The glacier; 23. Alpengluehen; 24. Alpine summits; 25. Mountain passes and Alpine roads; 26. The hospices; 27. Chalet life in the Alps; 28. The Alp horn; 29. The goat-boy; 30. The Wildheuer; 31. 'Alpstubete', or Alpine feasts; 32. Timber fellers and floaters; 33. 'Auf der Jagd'; 34. Village life in the mountains.