Main entry:

Hudson, Brian J. (Brian James)

Title & Author:

Waterfall / Brian J. Hudson.

Publication:

London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2012.

Description:

248 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.

Series:

Earth series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Waterfall lovers and waterfalling -- Waterfalls : birth, life and death -- The allure of waterfalls -- The beautiful, the sublime and the picturesque -- Waterfalls of passion, fountains of love -- Paradise and the hereafter -- Waterfalls and the creative mind : literature and art -- Waterfalls and the creative mind : new directions -- The designed landscape -- Power and human settlements -- Waterfalls and tourism -- Waterfalls lost, despoiled and threatened.

Summary:

Brian Hudson explores the many myths and legends waterfalls have inspired in cultures ranging from Native American to Celtic and Indian, and how they have been depicted in art, literature, film, and music. He also examines their influence on architecture and landscape design, as manmade waterfalls begin to be a staple of parks, gardens, and backyard landscaping.

ISBN:

9781861899187
1861899181

Subject:

Waterfalls.
Waterfalls in art.
Waterfalls Mythology.
Vattenfall.
Australian

Added entries:

Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))

Subtitle on cover: Nature and culture

Holdings:

Location: Library main 278796
Call No.: BIB 214472
Status: Available