Shadow sites :: photography, archaeology, and the British landscape, 1927-1955 /

In mid-twentieth-century Britain, an archaeological vision of the British landscape reassured and enchanted a number of writers, artists, photographers, and film-makers. From John Piper, Eric Ravilious and Shell guide books, to photographs of bomb damage, aerial archaeology, and The Wizard of Oz, Ki...

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1. Verfasser: Hauser, Kitty (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Schriftenreihe:Oxford historical monographs.
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Zusammenfassung:In mid-twentieth-century Britain, an archaeological vision of the British landscape reassured and enchanted a number of writers, artists, photographers, and film-makers. From John Piper, Eric Ravilious and Shell guide books, to photographs of bomb damage, aerial archaeology, and The Wizard of Oz, Kitty Hauser delves into these evocative interpretations and looks at how they affected the way the landscape was seen. - ;At certain times of the day - at sunrise, and sunset - the outlines of prehistoric fields, barrows and hill-forts in the British landscape may be thrown into relief. Such 'shadow.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vii, 314 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-309) and index.
ISBN:0191525650
9780191525650
9780191919275
0191919276
9781281148919
1281148911
9786611148911
6611148914

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