Amsterdam sketchbook - Graham Byfield; Henk Wiggers
KORTE INHOUD
The heart of Amsterdam, like that of its Adriatic counterpart Venice, is a concentration of elegant buildings connected by a network of canals. Although a few mediaeval and 16th-century buildings remain, the architectural style we associate most with Amsterdam stems from its 'Golden Age'. At this time, during the 17th and 18th centuries, Amsterdam was the trading centre of northern Europe. Canals were constructed as a series of great semicircles around the older core of the city, and lined on both sides with the fine, gabled houses that remain to this day. More than many other old cities, historic Amsterdam is 'all of a piece', and exceptionally appealing to the eye. It is not a large city by world standards, and it is not particularly suitable for automobile traffic. For these very reasons it is very rewarding for the stroller on foot. Graham Byfield sees Amsterdam with the eye of an artist, while Hinke Wiggers, a historian, interprets and provides context to his art. In over 150 watercolour paintings and ...
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2008, 95pp, hardcover met stofomslag, goed exemplaar / good copy [Auteur: Byfield, Graham, Wiggers, Henk] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Terra] [Jaar: 2008] [Titel: Amsterdam Sketchbook]
