Hugo Bernatzik travelled for over a year, between 1932 and 1933, to the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and Bali. His lively and fascinating account of the trip and his observations on myths, customs and traditions of the people he encountered were published as a book: "Sudsee: Travels in the South Seas" and soon after translated into English. Bernatzik's images are always informative, but the images reproduced in the book have to be appreciated especially for their high aesthetic value and their capacity to bring to life the ...
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Hugo Bernatzik travelled for over a year, between 1932 and 1933, to the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and Bali. His lively and fascinating account of the trip and his observations on myths, customs and traditions of the people he encountered were published as a book: "Sudsee: Travels in the South Seas" and soon after translated into English. Bernatzik's images are always informative, but the images reproduced in the book have to be appreciated especially for their high aesthetic value and their capacity to bring to life the spirit of the peoples portrayed. The photographs in the book, full of movement and life, depict fascinating actions such as the turtle hunt in the Solomon Islands reef or seafaring on an oroum - a Papuan double canoe. Everyday life in villages and the habits proper to each particular group come to life in the photographs. Finally, an astounding series of portraits gives us an idea of the wonderful adornments worn by the people of the South Seas. The text by Bernard de Grunne gives us full insight into Bernatzik's life and recounts his travel to the South Pacific as well as the outcome of his research.
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Very Good. Dust jacket outer edges and corners have minor scuffs and small nicks, front and back cover have light scratches, book content is in like new condition. 252 p. Illustrations, 320duotone.
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Very Good. Size: 9x1x12; Very good. Cloth 4to. Text by Kevin Conru, with an introduction by A. D. Coleman. Austrian writer and ethnographer Hugo Bernatzik traveled to the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and Bali between 1932 and 1933. He published an account of his trip in Sudsee: Travels in the South Seas in 1935, which included a small number of the thousands of pictures he took on his trip. This book reproduces in large format duotone a larger and careful selection of the best of Bernatzik's images. 250pp. 148 B/w photos. > Language: English | > Size: 4to | > Media/Binding: Hardcover |
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 8874390025. A bright, clean copy.; Imago Mundi Series; B&W Illustrations/Photos; 12.2 X 9.7 X 1.0 inches; 252 pages.
