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Stone and man : a photographic exploration

Title
Stone and man : a photographic exploration / Andreas Feininger.
Author
Feininger, Andreas, 1906-1999
Publication
New York : Dover Publications, 1979, ©1961.

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Description
128 pages : chiefly illustrations; 28 cm
Summary
This book takes a photographic journey to discover man's intimate involvement with stone. The 106 photographs portray both renowned and forgotten stone structures from prehistory to the Renaissance, including Megaliths, Roman roads, Etruscan walls, Gothic arches and sculpted figures.
Uniform Title
Man and stone
Alternative Title
Man and stone
Subject
  • Stone buildings > France
  • Building, Stone > France
  • Stone buildings > Italy
  • Building, Stone > Italy
  • Constructions en pierre > France
  • Construction en pierre > France
  • Constructions en pierre > Italie
  • Construction en pierre > Italie
  • Building, Stone
  • Stone buildings
  • France
  • Italy
  • American photography, 1950- Special subjects: Stone Collections from individual artists
Note
  • Previous ed. published under title: Man and stone.
Contents
Stone -- The surface -- Defense -- The pillar -- The arch -- Stonework -- Crumbling stone -- The image of man -- The virgin.
ISBN
  • 0486237567
  • 9780486237565
LCCN
78073211
OCLC
  • ocm05451048
  • 5451048
  • SCSB-9798801
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library