The art of sketching : 400 years of travel diaries /
Memories of other places, travel notebooks chronicle the experience of getting to know each other and ourselves. They have been companions of artists from Dürer to Philip Delord, going through the orientalists and explorers. The Art of Travel illustrates the great scientific and journalistic adventu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the French. |
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Barcelona :
Promopress,
2016.
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| Edition: | English language edition. |
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| Summary: | Memories of other places, travel notebooks chronicle the experience of getting to know each other and ourselves. They have been companions of artists from Dürer to Philip Delord, going through the orientalists and explorers. The Art of Travel illustrates the great scientific and journalistic adventures in history, from the Egyptian campaign to the war in Iraq. It also explores more intimate territories, capturing the essence of our world to preserve the remembrance. Between text and image, this stunning collection travels through the centuries revealing the most beautiful pages of a very human adventure. Pascale Argod, who holds a PhD in information and communication sciences, is lecturer at the Bordeaux University. As member of a research group on cultural and visual studies, she does research on travel sketchbooks and travel diaries. |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: L'art du carnet de voyage. |
| Physical Description: | 160 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9788415967767 8415967764 |