Documented Landscape, 7: The Photo Archives of Carl Schröter and Geobotanical Institute Rübel Contributor(s): Gasser, Michael (Editor), Graf, Nicole (Editor), Weidmann, Ruedi (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 385881637X ISBN-13: 9783858816375 Publisher: Scheidegger and Spiess
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: August 2020 Click for more in this series: Pictorial Worlds: Photographs from the Image Archive, Eth-Bibliothek |
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BISAC Categories: - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries - Photography | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Permanent Collections |
Series: Pictorial Worlds: Photographs from the Image Archive, Eth-Bibliothek |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.1" W x 10.4" L (1.80 lbs) 196 pages |
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Publisher Description: Documented Landscape presents a selection of images from the archives of Carl Schr ter and the Geobotanical Institute R bel, part of the vast image archive at the main library of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Z rich. Founded by Eduard R bel in 1918 and later bequeathed to ETH Z rich, the Geobotanical Institute R bel conducted pioneering research on ecosystems and botanical biodiversity in the Alps. R bel's teacher, botanist and professor Carl Schr ter, was himself a pioneer of biodiversity and landscape conservation. Both R bel and Schr ter were among of the first botanists to use photography as a means to document their research, thus making it available to a wider public and drawing attention to their early efforts in environmentalism. While the photographs bear witness to a bygone era, their depiction of a changing landscape and progressing human interference are still strikingly topical today. An in-depth introduction by historian Ruedi Weidmann accompanies ninety images selected from the comprehensive collection. The seventh volume in Scheidegger and Spiess's Pictorial Worlds series, Documented Landscape will appeal to anyone interested in the history of photography or science and in the Alps as an ecosystem. |
Contributor Bio(s): Weidmann, Ruedi: - Ruedi Weidmann is a Zurich-based historian and a specialist in architectural and social history, preservation of buildings, and the history of transportation. Gasser, Michael: - Michael Gasser is head of the archives at ETH Zurich's main library.Graf, Nicole: - Nicole Graf is head of the image archive at ETH Zurich's main library. |
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