{"product_id":"paris-portrait-of-a-city-9783836502931","title":"Paris. Portrait of a City","description":"\u003cp\u003eA city built on two millennia of history, \u003cstrong\u003eParis is entering the third century of its love story with photography\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was on the banks of the Seine that Ni?pce and Daguerre officially gave birth to this new art that has flourished ever since, developing a distinctive language and becoming a vital tool of knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eParis: Portrait of a City\u003c\/em\u003e leads us through what Goethe described as a \"universal city where every step upon a bridge or a square recalls a great past, where a fragment of history is unrolled at the corner of every street.\" The history of Paris is recounted in photographs ranging from Daguerre's early incunabula to the most recent images--an almost complete record of over a century and a half of transformations and a vast panorama spanning\u003cstrong\u003e more than 600 pages and 500 photographs\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book brings together the past and the present, the monumental and the everyday, objects and people. Images captured by the most illustrious photographers--\u003cstrong\u003eDaguerre, Marville, Atget, Lartigue, Brassa?, Kert?sz, Ronis, Doisneau, Cartier-Bresson\u003c\/strong\u003e, and many more--but also by many unknown photographers, attempt to bottle just a little of that \"Parisian air,\" something of that particular poetry given out by the stones and inhabitants of a constantly changing city that has inspired untold numbers of writers and artists over the ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Presenting an exciting patchwork of images from past and present, \u003cem\u003eParis: Portrait of a City\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003ea huge and unique photographic study\u003c\/strong\u003e that, in a way, is the true family album of all Parisians. It is to them, and to all lovers of this capital city, that this vibrant, loving, and tender testimony is dedicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editor and author: \u003cbr\u003eJean Claude Gautrand (b. 1932) is one of France's most distinguished experts on photography. An active photographer since 1960, he has also made a name for himself as a journalist and critic, with numerous publications. He is the author of the TASCHEN books on \"Doisneau\" (2003), \"Brassai \"(2004) and \"Ronis\" (2005).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619347075346,"sku":"9783836502931","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7a8f7d7e-7285-4f3f-ab61-10d8bfa635c7.jpg?v=1732548399","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/paris-portrait-of-a-city-9783836502931","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}