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Gardens of Peace: A Landscape and Architectural History of War Cemeteries
Michel Racine; With photography by Christine Bastin and Jacques Evrard, and contributions by Marie-Madeleine Damien, Bernard Klein, Isabelle Masson-Loodts, Chantal Pradines, Simon Rietz, and Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn
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Format: HC - Paper over Board
Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00
A beautiful, illustrated exploration of European burial sites and memorials from the First and Second World Wars
The wealth of splendid photography in this singular publication features military cemeteries and memorials, conveying their grace, solemn beauty, and deep emotional resonance. Hundreds of cemeteries and memorials from the First and Second World Wars are featured—locations throughout Europe with particular emphasis on sites in England, France, Belgium, and Germany. The book’s essays delve into the landscape and architectural history of these hallowed spaces, which were designed by architects such as Charles Henry Holden, Edwin Luytens, John Russell Pope, and Robert Tischler, among others. These landscapes, each a campaign for remembrance and peace, take on new significance alongside comparative images of more recent memorials, including the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, and the National September 11 Memorial in New York.
The wealth of splendid photography in this singular publication features military cemeteries and memorials, conveying their grace, solemn beauty, and deep emotional resonance. Hundreds of cemeteries and memorials from the First and Second World Wars are featured—locations throughout Europe with particular emphasis on sites in England, France, Belgium, and Germany. The book’s essays delve into the landscape and architectural history of these hallowed spaces, which were designed by architects such as Charles Henry Holden, Edwin Luytens, John Russell Pope, and Robert Tischler, among others. These landscapes, each a campaign for remembrance and peace, take on new significance alongside comparative images of more recent memorials, including the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, and the National September 11 Memorial in New York.
Distributed for Mercatorfonds
Michel Racine is a professor at the National School of Landscape in Versailles, France.
ISBN: 9780300246490
Publication Date: February 25, 2020
Publishing Partner: Distributed for Mercatorfonds
Publication Date: February 25, 2020
Publishing Partner: Distributed for Mercatorfonds
224 pages, 10 3/4 x 9 1/2
200 color illus.
200 color illus.
Sales Restrictions: World excluding Benelux