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Book, 1997
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Current format, Book, 1997, , All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formatsExamines historical and contemporary bridges, including Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Pont Neuf in Paris, Brooklyn Bridge in New York, Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia, and Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong
Illustrated with two hundred black-and-white photographs, a very large-format book recounts the stories of the world's great bridges, from ancient times to the present, detailing their technology and the drama of their creation. 40,000 first printing.
An exquisite celebration of the bridge. Strongly supports the assertion that bridges manifest the pinnacle of architectural aesthetics. Wide (18 x7.5<">), to carry the 36<">-wide double-page spread on the endpapers (The Rockville Bridge, Penn.). Covers examples from the Pont du Gard (18 B.C.) to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (to open 1998) with excellent photos (b&w) and descriptive text. A splendid book at an incredible price. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Introduction by Frank O. Gehry. Opening to a dazzling full-yard span, this panoramic tour introduces more than fifty of the world's greatest bridges in 200 high-quality black-&-white photographs and an engaging text that sheds light on the historical and technological background of constructions that range from the ancient Roman Pont du Gard to the newly constructed Tsing Ma bridge in Hong Kong.
Illustrated with two hundred black-and-white photographs, a very large-format book recounts the stories of the world's great bridges, from ancient times to the present, detailing their technology and the drama of their creation. 40,000 first printing.
An exquisite celebration of the bridge. Strongly supports the assertion that bridges manifest the pinnacle of architectural aesthetics. Wide (18 x7.5<">), to carry the 36<">-wide double-page spread on the endpapers (The Rockville Bridge, Penn.). Covers examples from the Pont du Gard (18 B.C.) to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (to open 1998) with excellent photos (b&w) and descriptive text. A splendid book at an incredible price. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Introduction by Frank O. Gehry. Opening to a dazzling full-yard span, this panoramic tour introduces more than fifty of the world's greatest bridges in 200 high-quality black-&-white photographs and an engaging text that sheds light on the historical and technological background of constructions that range from the ancient Roman Pont du Gard to the newly constructed Tsing Ma bridge in Hong Kong.
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- New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, c1997.
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