Research Catalog

Title

Stone age / photographs and essay, Frédéric Chaubin ; English translation, Charles Penwarden ; German translation, Hubertus von Gemmingen.

Author

Chaubin, Frédéric

Publication

• Köln : Taschen, [2021]
• ©2021

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Details

Additional Authors

• Penwarden, Charles
• Gemmingen, Hubertus von

Description

416 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map; 34 cm

Summary

"Follow photographer Frederic Chaubin as he embarks on a unique, century-spanning journey through Europe. Featuring images of more than 200 buildings in 21 countries, Stone Age presents the history and architecture of the most dramatic medieval castles of the continent in an unprecedented collection. Building on the success of his foray into Soviet design with CCCP, Chaubin once again documents the afterlife of highly rational structures that seem out of place in a modern-day world. Precursors of Brutalism, these castles value function over form and epitomize the raw materials and shapes that would go on to define so much of architectural history. Shot on film with a Linhof view camera, the collection is the outcome of five years of travel and investigation. Complete with a practical map and explanatory essay, its castles tell the story of 400 years, unfolding through the feudal Middle Ages into the 15th century. A photographic study of decay as much as endurance, Stone Age traces the history of some of these singular structures that continue to enchant their audiences today and that occupy a distinct, mystical place in our collective imagination"--Publisher's description

Subject

• Chaubin, Frédéric
• Architectural photography > Europe
• Castles > Europe > Pictorial works
• Architectural photography
• Castles
• Europe

Genre/Form

• Photobooks.
• Pictorial works.
• Illustrated works.

Language (note)

• Texts in English, French and German.

Contents

Game of stones : massive medieval masonry -- Vertical survival : higher, safer, stronger -- Floating frontiers : building beyond borders -- From war to peace : an evolving morphology -- Destiny and decay : the aesthetics of disappearance.

Call Number

JQG 22-549

ISBN

• 9783836585019
• 3836585014

OCLC

1246729291

Author

Chaubin, Frédéric, author, artist.

Title

Stone age / photographs and essay, Frédéric Chaubin ; English translation, Charles Penwarden ; German translation, Hubertus von Gemmingen.

Publisher

Köln : Taschen, [2021]

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

still image

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Language

Texts in English, French and German.

Added Author

Penwarden, Charles, translator.

Gemmingen, Hubertus von, translator.

Research Call Number

JQG 22-549