Lighthouses of France: The Monuments and their Keepers

Gast, Rene

ISBN 10: 2080107151 / ISBN 13: 9782080107152

Editore: Flammarion, 2002

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Riassunto:

Lighthouses are an icon of a simpler, more romantic era, which partly explains why they are so wellloved today. Unlike many other countries, France has resisted the trend toward total automation, and in many small ports and seaside towns, the lighthouse keeper is still a wellknown and respected figure. World renowned lighthouse photographer Jean Guichard's famously dramatic photographs of storms at sea illustrate only too well the perilous working conditions the lighthouse keepers face, and the text by Rene Gast provides a fascinating glimpse into the daily lives of these men and women, whose determination and nerves of steel have saved countless lives over the centuries. Even the workmen who built these technological marvels risked their lives with every wave, and had to be strapped bellydown on the rock to avoid being washed away. Today, the job still requires a great deal of nerve, shown in the many photographs of the lighthouses where keepers are still winched down to the deck of the relief boat by hand, dangling from ropes over crashing seas. The book also contains reproductions of a number of historical documents about lighthouses: vintage photographs and etchings, extracts from logbooks, and architectural drawings detailing the development in lighthouse and navigational engineering. Lighthouses of France is a wonderfully romantic photographic tribute to lighthouses and to the bravery and dedication of their keepers.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Jean Guichard is one of the world's foremost photographers of maritime subjects. He particularly specializes in lighthouse photography. He has worked on many magazines, including Paris Match. Guichard's work is wellknown throughout North America thanks to the iconic nature of many of this photographs, which sell millions in the form of posters, calendars and postcards every year.

Rene Gast is a journalist who specializes in travel subjects, and has written four books on lighthouses.

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Titolo: Lighthouses of France: The Monuments and ...
Casa editrice: Flammarion
Data di pubblicazione: 2002
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: good