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Underworld: Sites of Concealment | 
 enlarge | Authors: Manfred Sach, Klaus Kemp
Creator: Peter Seidel
Publisher: Hennessey & Ingalls
Category: Book
List Price: $47.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 461793
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 11 x 0.4
ISBN: 0940512076
Dewey Decimal Number: 778
EAN: 9780940512078
ASIN: 0940512076
Publication Date: January 1, 1997
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Book Description
An unusual compilation of sumptuous color photographs detailing striking underground constructions of all types: subways, sewers, crypts, cellars, vaults, bars, mines and prisons, to name a few. Long a favorite of art directors, this book will also appeal to architects, artists and anyone else interested in a unique view of the world below us.
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Visually superb November 26, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This review is intended to compensate for deficiencies in Amazon's usually excellent descriptions of books.
This book is the catalog of a traveling exposition of art photographs, taken entirely within Germany, and centered on underground places from historical times to the late 20th century. The bulk of the book, and its main value, lie in the reproductions of 83 color photographs. These are technically superb in selection of subject, artistic composition, and photographic execution. The images focus entirely on structure and underground spaces: nowhere appears a human being. Every image is reproduced in large format, using a top-quality printing process.
The book has two main text chapters, both bilingual in having both the original German, and an English rendering in translation.
Preceding the presentation of the images is an artistic exposition of human responses to underground places and their cultural significance. The underlying material is thoughtful and sensitive, but the English translation seems mechanical and less than fluent.
Following the presentation of the images is an image-by-image commentary on the history and significance of each subject. Here the English text is fluent and delightfully informative.
underworld review September 10, 2007
I've paged thru this book hundreds of times for inspiration, and research. I consider this book a valueable asset to any library. It's a fantastic reference source that covers such a wide variety of images. The photos are magnificent.
A great reference book! December 16, 2000
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
As a concept designer in the entertainment industry, I found this book to be a wonderful resource for all the underground hideaways that you rarely see. I highly recommend this book!
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