From Memory to Marble The historical frieze of the Voortrekker Monument Part I : The Frieze

The pictorial narrative of the Boer pioneers who conquered South Africa’s interior during the ‘Great Trek’ (1835-52) represents a crucial period of South Africa’s past. Forming the concept of the frieze both reflected on and contributed to the country’s socio-political debates in the 1930s and 1940s...

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Main Authors: Rankin, Elizabeth, Schneider, Rolf Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cape Town De Gruyter 2020
African Minds
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Edition:1
Subjects:
Afrikaner nationalism
Architecture
Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings
ART / General
ART / History / Ancient & Classical
ART / History / General
ART / Techniques / Sculpting
Buildings
Fries
frieze
Great Trek
History
HISTORY / Africa / General
HISTORY / Ancient / General
History and Archaeology
History of art
History: specific events and topics
Landmarks & Monuments
monument
monumental friezes
RELIGION / History
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
South Africa
Südafrika
The Arts
The arts. Fine and decorative arts
The Arts: treatments and subjects
Voortrekker
Voortrekker Monument
Great Trek
Afrikaner nationalism
monumental friezes
Voortrekker
Fries
Voortrekker Monument
Südafrika
ISBN:9783110668780, 3110668785, 3110669048, 9783110615227, 9783110669046, 3110615223
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- Contents -- Synopsis of Part II: The Scenes -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations of key archives, documents, names -- Part I: The Frieze -- Introduction -- 1. Context -- 2. Concept -- 3. Process -- 4. Image -- 5. Heritage -- Illustrations Part I -- Bibliography of works consulted -- Index of people Part I -- Index of places Part I -- Plates
  • 3. Process --
  • Contents --
  • Abbreviations of key archives, documents, names --
  • 5. Heritage --
  • Illustrations Part I --
  • Index of people Part I --
  • Part I: The Frieze --
  • 1. Context --
  • Acknowledgements --
  • Index of places Part I
  • Bibliography of works consulted --
  • Frontmatter --
  • 4. Image --
  • Synopsis of Part II: The Scenes --
  • Introduction --
  • 2. Concept --