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The Idea of North (Topographics (Reaktion Books))
North is the point we look for on a map to orient ourselves. It is also the direction taken throughout history by the adventurous, the curious, the solitary, and the foolhardy. Based in the North himself, Peter Davidson, in The Idea of North, explores the very concept of "north" through its many manifestations in painting, legend, and literature.Tracing a northbo...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
April 15th 2005
by Reaktion Books
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This book goes through everything that has ever been associated with the image of North. I loved the history of Northern cultures and especially the mythologies and viewpoints global cultures had about things in the north. It also instilled in me an extremely strong desire to go see the northern lights. I had a hard time getting through other parts of the book. To each their own I guess, but I struggled with the hundred or so pages dealing with Nortic inspired chandeliers. Just not exactly ...more
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