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Taking to the air : an illustrated history of flight / Lily Ford.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First paperback editionDescription: 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0295746785
  • 9780295746784
Subject(s):
Contents:
Winged men -- Windbags -- Afloat -- Wind wrestlers -- Air quake -- The joy of the ride -- Aerial nationalism -- 'Beware down below' -- The jet age.
Summary: The possibilities of flight have long fascinated us. Each innovation captivated a broad public, from those who gathered to witness winged medieval visionaries jumping from towers, to those who tuned in to watch the moon landings. Throughout history, the visibility of airborne objects from the ground has made for a spectacle of flight, with sizable crowds gathering for eighteenth-century balloon launches and early twentieth-century air shows. 'Taking to the Air' tells the history of flight through the eye of the spectator, and later, the passenger. Focusing on moments of great cultural impact, this book is a visual celebration of the wonder of flight, based on the large and diverse collection of print imagery held by the British Library. It is a study of how flight has been thought and pictured.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 629.13 F699 Available 33111009564762
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The possibilities of flight have long fascinated us. Each innovation captivated a broad public, from those who gathered to witness winged medieval visionaries jumping from towers, to those who tuned in to watch the moon landings. Throughout history, the visibility of airborne objects from the ground has made for a spectacle of flight, with sizeable crowds gathering for eighteenth-century balloon launches and early twentieth-century air shows. Taking to the Air tells the history of flight through the eye of the spectator and, later, the passenger.



Focusing on moments of great cultural impact, this book is a visual celebration of the wonder of flight, based on the large and diverse collection of print imagery held by the British Library. It is a study of how flight has been pictured through time.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The possibilities of flight have long fascinated us. Each innovation captivated a broad public, from those who gathered to witness winged medieval visionaries jumping from towers, to those who tuned in to watch the moon landings. Throughout history, the visibility of airborne objects from the ground has made for a spectacle of flight, with sizable crowds gathering for eighteenth-century balloon launches and early twentieth-century air shows. 'Taking to the Air' tells the history of flight through the eye of the spectator, and later, the passenger. Focusing on moments of great cultural impact, this book is a visual celebration of the wonder of flight, based on the large and diverse collection of print imagery held by the British Library. It is a study of how flight has been thought and pictured.

Winged men -- Windbags -- Afloat -- Wind wrestlers -- Air quake -- The joy of the ride -- Aerial nationalism -- 'Beware down below' -- The jet age.

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