The possibilities of flight have long fascinated us. Each
innovation captivated a broad public, from those who gathered to
witness winged medieval visionaries jumping from towers, to those
who tuned in to watch the moon landings. Throughout history, the
visibility of airborne objects from the ground has made for a
spectacle of flight, with sizeable crowds gathering for
eighteenth-century balloon launches and early twentieth-century air
shows. Taking to the Air tells the history of flight through the
eye of the spectator, and later, the passenger. Focusing on moments
of great cultural impact, this book is a visual celebration of the
wonder of flight, based on the large and diverse collection of
print imagery held by the British Library. It is a study of how
flight has been thought and pictured.
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