Amsterdam: Portrait of an Exceptional City

Amsterdam: Portrait of an Exceptional City
Jacques G. Constant (Author), Jan Den Hengst (Author, Photographer)

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Rummaging around in the Waterlooplein flea market, you can find an unexpected side of Amsterdam, a souvenir of another city half-hidden in the interstices between history and tourism and screened by the famous 17th-century facade of gabled canal-side houses. You may catch glimpses of it, too, along the battle-scarred route of the Metro where demonstrators fought developers in the 1970s, on the moving canvas of trams leased out to artists by a playful city council. This is the city that Jan den Hengst and Jacques Constant have captured in this wide-screen preview: a living community with its own alternative lifestyles. Amsterdam is very much a contemporary portrait. All 150 photographs have been specially taken for the book, many of them panoramics stretching across two pages. They show not just the Rembrandts and the Vermeers of the Rijskmuseum, Van Gogh's sunflowers, the church spires and gun towers, the brown cafes darkened with age and the polychrome excesses of the Gothic Revival, though all these are here, but also the achievements of the Amsterdam School and the most inventive modern buildings, including the new glass and steel Sloterdijk station. It is a fresh, invigorating and informative insider's view of one of Europe's most popular holiday destinations. When you have decided what you would like to see, you can find out how to get there, where to stay, eat, drink or be entertained by turning to the Trip Planner on the inside covers. Here you will find all the practical information you need to plan a visit to Amsterdam, organized under convenient headings with a comprehensive index.

• Rank: #1044970 in Books
• Published on: 1999-01
• Original language: Dutch
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 10.71" h x .31" w x 10.71" l, .93 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

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On all multiple items after the first, you will receive a 10% discount.Postage will be combined and refund granted if saved. SPECIAL ITALY NUMBER ISSUE MASSIVE PICTORIAL & TEXT DEVOTED TO THE ITALY OF 1927INSERT THE NAME YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR IN THE BOX BELOW AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR eCRATER STORE IN THIS OR ANY OTHER TITLE OR NAME.Click here to check out our other products on eCRATER!Custom Search Genealogy Images Of History!Type in your family name or a specific topic you are looking for..Search titles and descriptions. AN ITALIAN AMERICAN TREASURE DONE EXACTLY RIGHTGenealogy Index: Please see massive index below with print large enough for us old folks to read MASSIVE PICTORIAL & TEXT DEVOTED TO THE ITALY OF 1927 Genealogy Index: Please see massive index below with print large enough for us old folks to read Friends, I deem this find so important that I have taken unusual steps to list the major articles and pictures the editor of the American Publication assembled to record the events, pictures, text which were happening in lighting fast rapidity to the Republic of Italy. Included are pictures of political events of the time which resulted in the establishment of a new order in Italy. Folks, humbly, I am trying to keep history alive. Following my retirement, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our ancestors. During my research, I discovered that hundreds of our kinfolk lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealers shelf gathering dust. FOLLOWING PURCHASE AND PAYMENT, IF YOU WILL WRITE ME OF YOUR SPECIAL NAME OR INTEREST, I WILL DO A FREE SEARCH OF MY COLLECTION AND UNINDEXED STORIES AND NAMES. TOM RUSSELL COLLECTIONFor more Information Please Visit:The Tom Russell CollectionIF I FIND SOMETHING THAT I THINK MERITS YOUR INTEREST, I WILL WRITE A REVIEW AND PLACE IT ON eCRATER AND GIVE YOU NOTICE AND A HEAD START TO BUYITNOW! There were many NEWS MAGAZINES and pictorials published " the common ones are listed on eCRATER every day but the rarer ones like this one covering a Special Issue devoted to ITALY never make it. They are hard to find. Collectors treasure them. I hunt them out cause really the better, untold and rarer stories were published in the rest. Heres one of the best. SPECIAL ITALY NUMBER ISSUE MASSIVE PICTORIAL & TEXT DEVOTED TO THE ITALY OF 1927Folks, sooner or later " Genealogists are going to realize that their family kinfolks are laying on some dealers dusty shelves. If I can contribute to finding one little name or photo of that long lost ancestor you have been waiting to find, its worth all the time I spend. Folks, sooner or later - Genealogists are going to realize that their family kinfolks are laying on some dealer's dusty shelves. If I can contribute to finding one little name or photo of that long lost ancestor you have been waiting to find, its worth all the time I spend. GENEALOGY NAMES INDEXED w * INDICATING PICTURE: BENELLI, Sem * - Italian author and Editor D ANUNZIO, Signore " Legendary Italian leader. DAMIANI, Damiano, Artist GARRETTO - Artist KING EMANNUEL III * - of Italy MANNI, M. " Author of Fascist Hymn (Youth) Translation by Francis Medhurst MARINETTI, FT * - As drawn in cartoon entitled Where Fascism Arose according to HG Wells illustration. MATTEOTTI, Giacomo * - Critic of Fascism who was found mysteriously slain. MEDHURST,Francis " Translator for the Fascist Hymn MUSSOLINI, Benito * MUSSOLINI, Signora * NEWMAN, EM " Author PAPINI, Giovanni * - Author PIRADELLO, Luigi * - as caricatured by Enrico Sacchetti PFISTER, Jean Jacques " Artist. SACCHETTI, Enrico " Artist. SCHLIPPENBACH, P. " Artist COVER AND PICTURES DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO ITALY INDEXED: COVER: On The Lake of Lugano, Italy by Jean Jacques Pfister. * Picture 1: Benito Mussolini. * (Drawn for LIllustrazione by Enrico Sacchetti) Picture 2: A Fascist Victory Parade * (Courtesy of Underwood and Underwood) Picture 3: Twas A Great Day For the Lion On The Left * (Courtesy of Ewing Galloway) Picture 4: Where Il Duce Dreams * (Courtesy of Wide World Photographs) Picture 5: Signora Mussolini * (Courtesy of P. and A. Photographs) Picture 4: Where Il Duce Dreams * (Courtesy of Wide World Photographs) Picture 5: The Mussolinis Of Tomorrow * (Courtesy of P. and A. Photograph) Picture 6: Italys King: Victor Emmanuel III * (Courtesy of Keystone News Company) Picture 7: The Italy of Mussolini. * - Published in La Rivista Illustrata del Popolo d Italia. (Drawn by Damiano Damiani) (Courtesy of The Survey Graphic) Picture 8: Giacomo Matteotti * (Courtesy of Keystone News Company) Picture 9: The Bomb * (Cartoon Courtesy of De Notenkraker - Amsterdam) Picture 10: Map of Italy * (Courtesy of Keystone News Company) Picture 11: Photo entitled New York City has nearly twice as Many Italians as this famous old Italian City of Florence. * (Courtesy of Ewing Galloway, New York) Picture 12: Map showing Where Italians Live After They Get Here. * (Courtesy of General Drafting Company, New York) Pictures 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18: Pictures of Milan, Florence, St. Peters in Rome, The Leaning Tower of Pizza, Grand Canal of Venice and Naples and Its Bay * (All attributed to various photo companies) Pictures 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24: Cartoons of Italian and American illustrators as published in various newspapers of the day. * (All attributed to various papers) Picture 25: Drawing of FT Marinetti entitled Where Fascism Arose * (Courtesy of Survey Graphics) Picture 26: Drawing of Garretto entitled Florid Self-Satisfaction * (Courtesy of London Graphics) Picture 27: Drawing of Giovanni Papini by Sacchetti * (Courtesy of LIllustrazione of Milan) Picture 28: Photograph of Matilde Serao At Work * Picture 29: Luigi Pirandello * - as caricatured by Enrico Sacchetti Picture 30: Photo of Sem Benelli * - legendary Italian Opera Play right Picture 32: Photo entitled Where The Light Fantastic Toe Is Always In Evidence. * (From EM Newmans Seeing Italy) Picture 32: Photo entitled The Front Of Jove Himself * (From EM Newmans Seeing Italy) Picture 33: Photo entitled Just A Horse And Cart " But So Decorative. * (From EM Newmans Seeing Italy) Picture 34: Full Page Painting entitled Grand Canal, Venice by P. Schlippenbach * (Courtesy of Milch Galleries, New York) Picture 35: Photo of map appearing in article Italy As A Tourits Paradise * Picture 36: Entitled Italys Long Lineage Of Learning FEATURED STORIES DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO ITALY INDEXED: The March on Rome That Revolutioned Italy The Master of Italy as Boy and Man Mussolini Paints His Own Portrait Test Question To Try Your Knowledge of Italy How Fascism Works " Its Methods and Ideals Fascism As Seen By Its Critics. Italians In The United States Italys Diadem Of Famous Cities Cartoon Bouquets and Brickbats For Mussolini Italian Literature To-Day Pirandello And The Italian Stage Crisis Picturesque Italian Traits Fascist Hymn by M. Manni " Translation by Fancis Medhurst Massive Index and Bibliography of Best Italian Books How Fascism Is Solving Italys Economic Problems SPECIAL ITALY NUMBER ISSUE MASSIVE PICTORIAL & TEXT DEVOTED TO THE ITALY OF 1927 OLD 1927 ITALIAN MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING While others clip ads from magazines, I save history. Its a shame that our past is being lost. Its as simple as that. My wife kids me that after I find a piece I like, buy it, read it, research it, take a picture, scan it, write the blurb, pay the eCRATER entry fee and commission, that I end up making about 50 cents an hour. But, OH HOW I LOVE THIS OLD HISTORY. What a Rare Item!!! Great Pictures. You will love it as it was saved from this old American pictorial magazine of many years ago. This page is (11 by 14 inches) and the ORIGINAL -YEAR-OLD piece in excellent condition. As clearly stated in my description, this is featured story saved from a rarely found and seldom read American pictorial magazine. I don't give out name of publication or date because I have caught competitors copying my index and work and trying to sell it as theirs. I hope you understand. Buyer pays postage of $3.50 First Class Postage to US, $4.50 to Canada, $5.00 Priority Mail, $13.25 Par Avion for International Mail. (We have been very disappointed in the time frame for our international mailing. It seems our post office is now mailing surface mailing and it sometimes take over 30 days to get to destination.)Texans must pay 8- % sales tax. Thanks, Tom THE INDEX IS A GENEALOGY IMAGESOFHISTORY COPYRIGHTED PRESENTATION

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Amsterdam Portrait of an Exceptional City, ISBN-13: 9781873329290, ISBN-10: 1873329296