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On a Pedestal - A Trip around Britain's Statues (Hardcover)
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On a Pedestal - A Trip around Britain's Statues (Hardcover)
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List price R630
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Discovery Miles 5 590
You Save R71 (11%)
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This is a book for people who are interested in statues . . . and
for people who aren't. It explores those immortalised in marble and
bronze - and what the rest of us think about them. As Roger
Lytollis travels Britain he encounters a man at Liverpool's Beatles
statue convinced that Rod Stewart was in the Fab Four. In Edinburgh
he walks into a row over Greyfriars Bobby's nose and in Glasgow
learns why the Duke of Wellington wears a traffic cone on his head.
London brings a controversial nude statue and some hard truths
about racism. Elsewhere, Roger sees people dancing with Eric
Morecambe, finds a statue being the backdrop to a marriage proposal
and, everywhere he goes, pigeons. Always pigeons . . . On a
Pedestal is the first book to examine public statues around the
nation. It looks at their emergence into our culture wars; the
trend for portraying musicians, sports stars and comedians rather
than monarchs, politicians and generals; the amazing tales of many
of those commemorated on our streets. It also features interviews
with sculptors, including Sir Antony Gormley, telling the stories
behind some of our most popular modern statues. Part history book,
part travelogue, On a Pedestal brings statues to life. Informative
and entertaining, it's a book that - ultimately - is more about
blood than bronze.
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