200 pages in color & 300 b/w illustrations! How has Britain changed over 150 years? Examine remarkable historical photographs that date back to the 1860s, and which are complemented by photographs of the same scene today, and you'll have a good idea. The photographs are chosen from the world-famous Frith collection and show the British at work and play, and what the cities, towns, villages, coast and countryside looked like. Provides an interesting way of getting to know a country, then and now. Trim 8 1/2 x 11.
Francis Frith Pořadí knih (chronologicky)
Francis Frith byl vizionářský fotograf a vydavatel, který si kladl za cíl vytvořit trvalý a zajímavý záznam navštívených míst. Svou firmu založil v roce 1859 a spojil podnikání se zálibou ve svých cestách, zejména na Blízký východ. Frithova práce ukazuje, jak fotografie a publikace mohly sloužit k zachycení světa pro budoucí generace. Jeho snaha zanechat odkaz prostřednictvím vizuálního dokumentování byla poháněna touhou sdílet krásu a zajímavosti světa.






Presents a compilation of photographs from The Francis Frith Collection, in sepia, black and white and some with colour-tinted details. This work includes captions and extracts from Victorian and Edwardian writings by celebrated authors, travellers, and Victorian guidebooks.
The Francis Frith Collection: Ancient Britain
Land of Mystery and Legend: With Photographs from the Francis Frith Collection
- 236 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
Ancient Britain, Land Of Mystery And Legend
This lavish book reveals our ecclesiastical buildings in all their extraordinary diversity, beautifully pictured and described for the general reader.Ranges from humble abbeys and priories where a handful of monks and friars lived in pious solitude, to the most spectacular and magnificent cathedrals. Beautifully illustrated with fine-quality historical photographs from the world famous Francis Frith Collection. Read about monastery routine, the monks' daily life, what they ate, how their heads were shaved, and what they did for recreation. Also the parts of an abbey, medieval masons and plumbers, and the various building styles. Take a journey back in time and view our abbeys, priories and cathedrals as they were before modern-day restoration tidied them, some ruinous and romantically swathed in creeper. Quotations from celebrated writers, poets and travellers down the ages offer impressions of how our ecclesiastical buildings were viewed by previous generations. Fascinating anecdotes include Malmesbury's flying monk, the Lincoln Imp, Alice in Wonderland and Ripon Cathedral, and Winchester's heroic diver.
This atmospheric, illustrated book conveys the essence of Great Britain - its history and heritage, its pomp and ceremony, its celebrated and memorable places, and the people who have shaped its development down the centuries.
Francis Frith's A Journey Around England
- 256 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
A journey around the traditional counties of England in the days of horse-drawn transport, illustrated with Victorian maps and 300 historic photographs selected from The Francis Frith Collection. Full caption to each photograph and introductory text for each county.
Kent
- 113 stránek
- 4 hodiny čtení
Photographic Memories: Francis Frith's Welsh Castles
- 128 stránek
- 5 hodin čtení
This collection features around 150 detailed photographs of the castles of Wales taken from the Frith archive, with extended captions to pictures and a full introduction. It is aimed at tourists and local historians as well as general readers, and includes a voucher for a free print.
London
- 123 stránek
- 5 hodin čtení
Many fine period illustrations are depicted in this lavishly illustrated book. Rich in detail, they offer a fascinating portrait of London in years gone by.Embark on an exciting journey back in time with this selection of evocative vintage photographs of the local area, showing its people and places in the past. The photographs have been carefully chosen from the world-famous archive of The Francis Frith Collection, which is renowned for the fine quality of its images.This enjoyable book is also packed with fascinating insights into the unique history and character that made the place what it is today. At the turn of a page you can compare what you see today with how your local community looked in the past. Share this book with your family and friends - it's full of the fascinating details that bring history to life - and is sure to be a real talking point!




