INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE IN DENMARK. Landscapes, Environments and Historical Archaeology
Author: Jorgensen, Casper & Morten Pedersen
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 2014
No. of pages: 284
Illustrations: 93 Color Illustrations. 47 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 10”x 7”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9788771241082
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 6925
Price: $99.50
In presenting 25 industrial sites of national significance in the context of changing techno-economic paradigms, this book considers the development of Danish industrial landscapes and built-up environments in the period 1840-1970. Three case studies of ports, sugar mills, and cement plants are also presented. The book concludes with two chapters that discuss perceptions and strategies for the conversion of industrial sites, and an overview is given covering the preservation of industrial heritage in Denmark, historically.
ISLANDS OF BEAUTY AND BOUNTY. A Historical Profile of the Danish West Indies
Author: York, Nina, Translator
Country: U.S. Virgin Islands
Language: English/ Danish
Year Published: 1986
No. of pages: 46
Illustrations: 12 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 5 1/2”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 0.00
ISBN:
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 4273
Price: $29.50
Drawn from an impressive work entitled “Danmark” published in 1856, these translated excerpts focus on the Danish West Indies around the time that Governor Peter von Scholten emancipated the slaves in 1848. Never before published in English, the comprehensive, yet charming description of West Indian life and nature-in St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas-has a great deal more to offer today’s reader than just a sentimental observation of times past. Readers can easily sense the natural curiosity and captivation of the original author, the Danish naturalist, A.S. Ørsted, as he encountered the rich botanical world of the tropics with his abundant knowledge thereof. The book is the companion text to six renowned lithographs ( by Emil Bærenten) of the islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John.
JONAS OF KIIVIJARVI. Finnish Freedom Fighter
Author: Wisuri, Leslie W
Country: Minnesota
Language: English
Year Published: 1996
No. of pages: 224
Illustrations:
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9”x 6”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN:
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 4407
Price: $16.50
Jonas Wisuri emigrated from Finland near the turn of the century, after Finland had been under Russian rule for nearly one hundred years. He brought with him stories of the Ghost, a Finnish freedom fighter, who contributed greatly to the morale of the Finnish people.
JUL I MANDS MINDE (Christmas Through the Memories of the People). På Lolland og Falster/ On Lolland and Falster
Author: Heidi Pfeffer
Country: Denmark
Language: Danish
Year Published: 1997
No. of pages: 192
Illustrations: 14 Color Illustrations. 100 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 10”x 7”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8788334287
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 3428
Price: $59.50
Christmas is perhaps the most communal celebration in Danish society. This book aims to maintain the traditions, customs and objects from Christmas in the past century. It is written and described personally by the local inhabitants of Lolland and Falster, 2 large islands at the most south eastern point of Denmark. A common trait running through the book is the warm, beautiful memories called to mind. The last pages of the book are devoted to recipes and instructions on how to make some of the traditional Christmas tree decorations. including the traditional paper heart baskets.
Jærn, Albert: AND THEN CAME THE LIBERATOR.
Author: Jærn, Albert
Country: Wisconsin
Language: English
Year Published: 2011
No. of pages: 210
Illustrations: 54 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Size: 9” x 7”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9780981562070
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 6606
Price: $95.00
“This book is about me and mine during the war years but that is the way it had to be. . . . I hope that this journal can serve as a journal for many others. Most of all, I hope that the younger generation will find something that they will always remember about tyranny and oppression.”—from the foreword by Albert Jærn, 1945. Albert Jærn captures in words and woodcuts the atrocities and indignities Norwegians witnessed during their country’s five-year-long occupation by Hitler’s forces from 1940 to 1945. Jærn worked as a book illustrator for Aschehoug, a well-known publishing house, where he also produced the cover art for some 500 books. As in this wartime diary, Jærn favored block cuts of wood or linoleum. In simplified lines and surfaces, free of affectation or exaggeration, he captured the point he wished to communicate and managed to make something new each time. Keeping this wartime journal put Jærn in great personal danger. He scrupulously hid this work away in a secret safe, which despite repeated Nazi raids and ransacking of his home, went undiscovered by the occupiers. After peace came to Norway in 1945, the notes and woodcuts were published by Ekko Forlag, which had been shut down by the Nazis during the occupation. Jærn published his diary in the hope that his countrymen would never forget their ordeal. He wanted Norwegians to remember their own confusion and fear as well as the enemies’ tyranny and oppression. The book, translated into English for the first time, is a documentation of the occupation and an appreciation of Jærn’s artistry and bravery.