La légende de Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Paul Holmes
Croul Family Foundation

R. Bernardi
Lobetti - Bodoni

Giovanni Lobetti-Bodoni
Lobetti - Bodoni

Roland Michaud, Sabrina Michaud
Gremese Editore

Dan Free
TUTTLE Publishing

Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 is a cultural and engineering history of railway building in Japan during the Meiji era.

The importance of early railways in the industrialization of the United States and Europe is a fact all of us are familiar with. To witness the amazing parallel development of the railways in Japan, happening at much the same time as America was connecting its vast hinterland to the East and West coasts, is an eye-opening realization.

In Early Japanese Railways 1853–1914, Dan Free tells the fascinating story of the rise of Japanese rail amidst a period of rapid modernization during Japan's Meiji era. Leaving behind centuries of stagnation and isolation, Japan would emerge into the 20th century as a leading modern industrialized state. The development of the railways was a significant factor in the cultural and technological development of Japan during this pivotal period. Free's rare photographic and historical materials concerning Japan's early railways, including a print showing the miniature steam engine brought to Japan by Admiral Perry aboard his "Black Ships" to demonstrate American superiority, combine to form a richly detailed account that will appeal to students of Japanese history and railway buffs alike.

This one-of-a-kind book, Early Japanese Railways 1853–1914, illuminates for non-Japanese-speaking readers the early history of Japanese railroads, and in the process the fascinating story of Japan's prewar industrial modernization. Anyone interested in train history or mode trains will find this book a fascinating read.

Tolumitsu Iwago
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

Giulia Bologna
Biblioteca Trivulziana

AA.VV.
Franco Maria Ricci editore

AA.VV.
Carthusia

Edith Wharton
Passigli Editori

Mark Jones, Mario Spagnol
Longanesi & C.

Antonino Terranova, Gianpaola Spirito
White Star

Ricco di immagini a colori accompagnate da un testo scorrevole e approfondito, scritto da esperti in architettura riconosciuti a livello internazionale, questo volume ripercorre la storia e l'evoluzione dei più moderni capolavori dell'ingegneria edile. Conducendo il lettore per il mondo, "Nuovi Giganti" racconta la storia dei progetti e delle fasi di costruzione di 31 famosi edifici a più piani, siti in quartieri amministrativi e residenziali o occupati da hotel di lusso all'avanguardia. Centinaia di immagini dettagliate, panoramiche, e i progetti architettonici mostrano gli elementi innovativi che hanno reso ciascuna di queste strutture un elemento chiave nel panorama cittadino nonché nella storia evolutiva del grattacielo in quanto edificio.