Category Archives: Travel Guides
Vienna – Vienna Woods
Vienna and Vienna’s Woods in the Rother Walking Guides, is a walking guide to a mix of 50 easy strolls, city walks and well-known and impressive walks, in Vienna and the surrounding areas including north of the Danube and the Vienna’s Woods.All walks are presented with a wealth of information, offering grade of difficulty, a
GTA Grande Traversata delle Alpi – long-distance Route across the Italian Alps Rother Guide
GTA – Grande Traversata delle Alpi, one of Italy’s most popular long-distance trails, described state-by-stage in a detailed pocket guide from Bergverlag Rother, specialist in hiking guides to numerous locations across Europe. The guide takes as its starting point Alpe di Cruina in Switzerland, crossing over to Italy across the Griespass. The route continues south-west
Mischa Kuball: In Progress: Projects 1980 – 2007
Mischa Kuball, born in 1959 in D sseldorf, has projected the flickering aqua light of a swimming pool bottom onto the surface of a Berlin bridge, built a glittering solar system from a disco ball and mirrors and hung spotlights over the footprint of an old bunker hidden under the streets of L nenburg, Germany.
Guillaume Bonn: Mosquito Coast. Travels from Maputo to Mogadishu
In his documentary work, photographer Guillaume Bonn has been recording social and political events in Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, or Somalia for publications such as the New York Times, Guardian Magazine, and Vanity Fair. For the artist, who lives in Paris, Nairobi, and London, his East African home has become today`s Mosquito Coast: much the same
Polar Bears
Figures in polar bear costumes on the beach, at pubs, and fairs, arm in arm with toddlers, men, women: What kind of strange pictures are these? The collector Jochen Raiss, whose flea market finds of women in trees have already stirred the enthusiasm of photography fans, again opens up his treasure trove for a new
Havana: Short Shadows
Havana triggers a wealth of images and projections in our mind`s eye. Beyond the cliches, the photographer Eva – Maria Fahrner – Tutsek focuses her gaze on everyday life in Havana. Her photographs show life in the streets and the mood of the people. As we look and read, the light and dark sides of
Georg Forster: The South Seas at Woerlitz
At the age of seventeen Georg Forster embarked on a voyage around the world with the famous Captain James Cook. Shortly after his return in 1775 the explorer met the open-minded Prince Franz of Dessau and his consort Louise in London. They returned home with a rich collection of objects, as the unique Woerlitz South
The Elegance of the Hosokawa: Tradition of a Samurai Family
Members of the Daimyo Hosokawa family served the shogun from the Muromachi Period (1333-1568) as samurai. But the Hosokawa achieved fame not only for their success as warriors. As patrons of the arts and artists across the centuries, they enlarged and cared for an exclusive collection which this volume presents through exquisite pieces. The Hosokawa
The Aztecs
Five hundred years ago, the landing of Hernan Cortes in Mexico marked the end of the Aztec Empire. This volume presents the wealth of this culture with spectacular, sometimes unpublished finds: rare feathered shields, impressive stone sculptures, precious mosaic masks and goldwork as well as brilliantly coloured illustrated manuscripts bring the world of the Aztecs
James Tissot
James Tissot is best known for his paintings of fashionable women and society life in the late 19th century. Born in Nantes, France, he trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he befriended James McNeill Whistler and Edgar Degas. Tissot`s career defies categorization and he never formally belonged to the Impressionist circle despite
Albrecht Durer
During his lifetime, Durer found tremendous success as a printmaker and painter, taking commissions from prominent figures such as Frederick the Wise, for whom Durer produced the masterpiece Adoration of the Magi, and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. While Durer`s paintings and prints are highly lauded, his drawings and studies are equally important . Featured
Cyprus – South and North
This Rother walking guide to Cyprus includes 40 routes mostly ranging from easy to medium level. Each route has a detailed description and accompanying map at either 1:50,000 or 1:75,000 scale. The guide also includes one overview map at 1:900,000 scale and 80 colour photos. The walks are all in the southern part of Cyprus
Antoni Gaudi: Create Your Own City Sticker Book
Antoni Gaudi is one of history`s most recognized and beloved architects and designers. His masterpiece, the still-uncompleted Sagrada Familia, is one of the most visited monuments in Spain. But this Catalonian architect is especially inspiring to children, who marvel at the non-traditional forms he employed in his buildings and designs. Using pages of colourful stickers
Azores
The Rother walking guide to the Azores explores some of the finest walking opportunities on the coast and in the mountains of the nine Azorean islands; Santa Maria, Sao Miguel, Pico, Faial, Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Flores and Corvo. Introductory sections profile the destination, with background information on the inhabitants of the islands, history, festivities,
Antoni Gaudi Colouring Book
This delightful colouring book introduces children to one of the world`s most recognized and admired architects, Antoni Gaudi. His masterpiece, the still-uncompleted Sagrada Familia Basilica of Barcelona, is one of the most visited monuments in Spain. The Catalonian architect is especially appealing to children, who will marvel at the organic forms inspired by nature he
Camino de Santiago Rother Guide
The Rother walking guide to the Spanish Camino de Santiago has been so popular in such a short space of time that this new second edition has been prepared after only one year. In a total of 41 stages the whole of the Camino francรฉs is described from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port via Roncesvalles, as well as the
Bauhaus: Travel Book: Weimar Dessau Berlin
Established in 1919 in Weimar, the Bauhaus college for design influenced one of the world`s most important Modernist movements. Divided into three geographic sections that follow the locations of the school-Weimar (1919-25), Dessau (1925-33), and Berlin (1933)-this unique travel guide leads readers through the most important Bauhaus structures in Germany. Each section features important sites
Ancient City Walls in China: A Heritage Recovered
In numerous civilizations throughout world history city walls were an indispensable part of every city. In China they can be traced back to the 21st century BC as fortified symbols of power and manifestation of the Middle Kingdom. In the course of the country’s long history several thousand have been erected, varying enormously in form,
The Japanese Teahouse
Japanese culture and architecture have always fascinated the Western world. One particular, architecturally complex building type at the intersection of multiple currents of Japanese philoso-phy, art and esthetics is the Japanese teahouse. It is a very private place of meditation, a place where only those may enter who have been invited, in which the host
