Swedish lighthouses (4 Ergebnisse)

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A stunning photographic survey of SwedenÆs lighthouses, built in many architectural styles and from various materials. Photographer Magnus Rietz has spent a number of years passionately capturing on film the unique array of lighthouses along Swedish coasts. Together with sea pilot Harry Sellman, he also documents their function in society-once practical, and now increasingly cultural and metaphoric. Though technology has made them superfluous, they remain a modest, but extremely important part of Swedish cultural heritage. , English, Year1999, Illust. B/W, Illust. Color123, ISBN 9170549230, Code 4007. Hardbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 270, Size 13öx 10ö.…

Lighthouses often spark the human imagination because, for centuries, they have served as landmarks to guide seafarers home. In Sweden, they have become meaningful and characteristic aspects of the landscape itself. This beautifully composed book examines specific lighthouses situated along SwedenÆs western coast in context of their placement, character, height, searchlights, and physical structure as well as their history, technique, and function. Delve into this unique aspect of Swedish maritime history through this exposition on these fascinating buildings. , Swedish, Year2000, Illust. B/W49, Illust. Color84, ISBN 9179881874, Code 4176. Clothbound, In Pristine Condition, Bibl. Index. Pages 227, Size 11 1/2öx 5 1/2ö.…

Harry Sellmann, Stockholm 2001. 265, (4) sidor. Publisher's cloth with d/w. 32,5x24,5 cm. Illustrated. Good condition.