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Description for Ruins
Hardcover. Chaos and anarchy represent the opposite pole to an ordered life. Infernal threats, ambushes, fiery rain and other catastrophes were described even in the Bible. This book delivers a detailed assessment of ruins as a phenomenon in architecture, landscape design, fine art, film and the media. Num Pages: 272 pages, 125 illus. BIC Classification: AB; AJ; AMA; AMV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 291 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1504.
Text in English & German. Chaos and anarchy represent the opposite pole to an ordered life. Nothing works any more, everything is devastated, everything is falling apart. City walls, buildings that once afforded protection, have fallen victim to the excesses of armed conflict. Infernal threats, ambushes, fiery rain and other catastrophes were described even in the Bible. Pillaging and plunder were part of everyday life in the Middle Ages. Cruel deeds familiar from the Bible, or those described by other people or experienced personally, inspired painters in the transitional period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, and were picked ... Read more
Text in English & German. Chaos and anarchy represent the opposite pole to an ordered life. Nothing works any more, everything is devastated, everything is falling apart. City walls, buildings that once afforded protection, have fallen victim to the excesses of armed conflict. Infernal threats, ambushes, fiery rain and other catastrophes were described even in the Bible. Pillaging and plunder were part of everyday life in the Middle Ages. Cruel deeds familiar from the Bible, or those described by other people or experienced personally, inspired painters in the transitional period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, and were picked ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Fellbach, Germany
ISBN
9783936681468
SKU
V9783936681468
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About Hans Schael
Hans Dieter Schaal about his work. Schaal, born in Ulm in 1943, is an architect, landscape designer, stage designer, exhibition designer, and artist. His works, the majority of which have been published by Edition Axel Menges, have found an audience far beyond his home country. The author lives and works near Biberach an der Riss.
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