Taschen "The Alps 1900" Book

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Ended:December 5th 2022, 10:00am EST

Winner: francesco.rossi.2

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The Timeless Beauty of the Alps in Photochromes from around 1900

“Nothing compares to the Alps” wrote the great French historian Jules Michelet in 1868. At the very heart of Europe, the gigantic Alpine mountain range includes some of the most grandiose natural sites in the world, such as Mont Blanc, the Jungfrau, the Matterhorn, and their glaciers. Tourism began in the late 1800s and grew tremendously over the next centuries, especially with the rise of winter sports. This book offers a charming tour of a bygone era, when the first mountain trains and cog railways were carrying men in lederhosen and women in long dresses to the foot of the glacier, when local guides accompanied tourists riding on mules; a time when the first alpinists were considered mad, and skiers were a curiosity.

This is a journey dotted with literary quotes by travel writers that evokes these happy days of pristine snow and untouched slopes!

The editor: Sabine Arqué is a photo researcher, editor, and author. She has collaborated on numerous publications on the themes of travel, the history of tourism, and photography.

The author: Agnès Couzy is a writer and mountaineer, and has published many books on the topic of mountains, including Femmes alpinistes (2008), Aiguille du Midi et Vallée Blanche (2003), Briançonnais aux six vallées (2017), Alps/Alpi/Alpen/Alpes (2007), and Voyages dans les Alpes (2007, as a co-author). “…brings the history of Europe’s mountains to life.” - The Telegraph

The Alps 1900. A Portrait in Color
Sabine Arqué, Agnès Couzy
Hardcover, 29 x 39.5 cm (11.4 x 15.6 in.), 6,40 kg
(14.07 lb), 600 pages

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The Cause

The Giacomo Ponzone Foundation (FGP) was set up in the memory of Giacomo Ponzone, whose life was suddenly cut short at the age of 25 due to Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy, a genetic disease that is difficult to diagonose and causes sudden death in apparently healthy young people.

The Giacomo Ponzone Foundation has two important objectives. The first concerns the research and study of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy of the left ventricle, a rare cardiac pathology. The second aim is to support deserving students enrolled at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan, in particular the Faculty of Economics and Business Management from which Giacomo graduated, to give an opportunity to students who would otherwise not have had the chance to study.
The Giacomo Ponzone Foundation has joined forces with the Monzino Cardiology Center to support study projects concerning the little known Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy for which currently little can be done in terms of prevention.

This pathology is characterized by two main clinical signs: the appearance of malignant arrhythmias and the progressive replacement of healthy heart tissue with adipose tissue. Among the factors that can cause arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy is the dysregulation of the normal calcium content in heart cells. The objectives of the first FGP project with the Monzino Cardiology Center are to:
1. understand the new calcium-dependent molecular mechanisms responsible for the disease;
2. use molecules already approved by the FDA to fight it.

Website

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