
Rhine
Roland Recht(Author)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 22. October 2001
Book
Hardback
380 pages
978-0-500-51058-2 (ISBN)
Description
From its twin sources in high Swiss alps to its delta in the North Sea, the Rhine is Europe's most important river - historically, culturally and artistically. Flowing majestically through the continent, it serves as a boundary between nations and a unifying force, timelessly conveying both spiritual currents and merchandise and inspiring pilgrims, painters, sculptors, architects, poets, writers and composers. This superb panorama of the Rhine's artistic landscape shows the river and the cities, villages, cathedrals, monasteries and castles that abound along its course in all their true magnificence. World-renowned masterpieces of painting (such as Grunewald's Isenheim Altarpiece), sculpture (the Breisach Altar) and goldsmiths' work (the Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne) are among the astonishing variety of treasures in every field of art, all gloriously illustrated and knowledgeably described in their historical, art historical and geographical context. For the armchair traveller and connoisseur who wishes to indulge in all that this great river has to offer, no journey could be more rewarding.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
434 illustrations, 356 in colour
Dimensions
Height: 336 mm
Width: 250 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
2990 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-51058-2 (9780500510582)
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Person
Roland Recht has been Professor of Art History at the Marc-Bloch University in Strasbourg since 1993. He is the author of numerous scholarly books, particularly on late Gothic art of the Upper Rhine.