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The Awe of the Arctic
A Visual History
Buch von Elizabeth Cronin
Sprache: Englisch

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For centuries, what lies above the Arctic Circle has been a source of intrigue for those who live below its border. Stories from the ancient Greeks mixed with Norse mythology and reports from early voyages have given rise to lively conceptions of ice-free waters and a fabled people who lived at the top of the world. Expeditions to the Arctic in search of resources and trade routes slowly replaced these legends with more accurate information. Yet even these narrative accounts were filled with details of a foreign world that excited the imagination. Accompanying illustrations seemed to promise verisimilitude, giving shape to the incredible.
Drawing on the rich collections of The New York Public Library, this lavishly illustrated catalogue is a large survey of how the Arctic has been visually depicted, defined, and imagined over the past 500 years, and invites us to consider how this history has shaped our current understanding of the polar North and the peoples for whom it is home. The presentation ranges from 16th-century explorers who attempted to capture the perceived strangeness of a remote region to contemporary artists whose work
conveys the human impact on its changing climate and vulnerable landscape.

For centuries, what lies above the Arctic Circle has been a source of intrigue for those who live below its border. Stories from the ancient Greeks mixed with Norse mythology and reports from early voyages have given rise to lively conceptions of ice-free waters and a fabled people who lived at the top of the world. Expeditions to the Arctic in search of resources and trade routes slowly replaced these legends with more accurate information. Yet even these narrative accounts were filled with details of a foreign world that excited the imagination. Accompanying illustrations seemed to promise verisimilitude, giving shape to the incredible.
Drawing on the rich collections of The New York Public Library, this lavishly illustrated catalogue is a large survey of how the Arctic has been visually depicted, defined, and imagined over the past 500 years, and invites us to consider how this history has shaped our current understanding of the polar North and the peoples for whom it is home. The presentation ranges from 16th-century explorers who attempted to capture the perceived strangeness of a remote region to contemporary artists whose work
conveys the human impact on its changing climate and vulnerable landscape.

Zusammenfassung
For centuries, what lies above the Arctic Circle has been a source of intrigue for those who live below its border. Stories from the ancient Greeks mixed with Norse mythology and reports from early voyages have given rise to lively conceptions of ice-free waters and a fabled people who lived at the top of the world. Expeditions to the Arctic in search of resources and trade routes slowly replaced these legends with more accurate information. Yet even these narrative accounts were filled with details of a foreign world that excited the imagination. Accompanying illustrations seemed to promise verisimilitude, giving shape to the incredible. Drawing on the rich collections of The New York Public Library, this lavishly illustrated catalogue is a large survey of how the Arctic has been visually depicted, defined, and imagined over the past 500 years, and invites us to consider how this history has shaped our current understanding of the polar North and the peoples for whom it is home. The presentation ranges from 16th-century explorers who attempted to capture the perceived strangeness of a remote region to contemporary artists whose work
conveys the human impact on its changing climate and vulnerable landscape.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Kunstgeschichte
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 258
Inhalt: 258 S.
170 Fotos
ISBN-13: 9783775748070
ISBN-10: 3775748075
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 0004807
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Cronin, Elizabeth/Denlinger, Elizabeth C/Fowler, Ian et al
Redaktion: Cronin, Elizabeth
Herausgeber: Elizabeth Cronin
Hersteller: Hatje Cantz Verlag
Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH
Abbildungen: 170 Fotos
Maße: 293 x 255 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Elizabeth Cronin
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.03.2024
Gewicht: 1,73 kg
preigu-id: 127946930
Zusammenfassung
For centuries, what lies above the Arctic Circle has been a source of intrigue for those who live below its border. Stories from the ancient Greeks mixed with Norse mythology and reports from early voyages have given rise to lively conceptions of ice-free waters and a fabled people who lived at the top of the world. Expeditions to the Arctic in search of resources and trade routes slowly replaced these legends with more accurate information. Yet even these narrative accounts were filled with details of a foreign world that excited the imagination. Accompanying illustrations seemed to promise verisimilitude, giving shape to the incredible. Drawing on the rich collections of The New York Public Library, this lavishly illustrated catalogue is a large survey of how the Arctic has been visually depicted, defined, and imagined over the past 500 years, and invites us to consider how this history has shaped our current understanding of the polar North and the peoples for whom it is home. The presentation ranges from 16th-century explorers who attempted to capture the perceived strangeness of a remote region to contemporary artists whose work
conveys the human impact on its changing climate and vulnerable landscape.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Kunstgeschichte
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 258
Inhalt: 258 S.
170 Fotos
ISBN-13: 9783775748070
ISBN-10: 3775748075
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 0004807
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Cronin, Elizabeth/Denlinger, Elizabeth C/Fowler, Ian et al
Redaktion: Cronin, Elizabeth
Herausgeber: Elizabeth Cronin
Hersteller: Hatje Cantz Verlag
Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH
Abbildungen: 170 Fotos
Maße: 293 x 255 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Elizabeth Cronin
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.03.2024
Gewicht: 1,73 kg
preigu-id: 127946930
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