Buy this book on-line Christopher Wagner : Linz Austria in FocusVerlag Christian Brandstatter, 1986 ISBN 3854472080
1986 BOOK in very good printed pictoral hardcovers. Pages clean, flat & tightly bound, with 90 colour illustrations from photographs. Inscription to first blank page. Book Extract; There are a great many reasons to fall in love withLinz. The city may at first appear to be a thoroughlyheadstrong mistress but those who are steadfast intheir suit will soon enjoy all the charms of a perfecthostess and a companion which is never, neverboring. »The most striking advantage is the countryside inthe surroundings of Linz. One of the lovelieststretches of the Danube is found in the Linz basin.Near the town, granite of the Bohemian Massifbreaks through, lending the stretch of the Danubebetween idyllic Postlingberg and the dark, mysteri-ous woods of Kiirnbergerwald, a particularlyromantic beauty. The great river of the Nibelungswhich is spanned in the city by four great bridgeshas always been the scenic, historical andeconomic lifeline of Linz.Let's look at the history of the place for a moment,for the rich historical associations of Linz are un-doubtedly one of her strongest features. In Celtictimes, the local mountain called Freinberg was aplace of pilgrimage. In 410 B.C. the Roman castel-lum Lentia was first documented and it served asan important base on the frontier wall against theTeutons. By 799, Lentia was already written as"Linze". Linz received the right to hold markets atthe beginning of the 10th century and in 1156 itbecame a toll gate of the Babenbergs. Linz took onthe character of a city during the First half of the15th century and it became a princely residence fora short time in 1458. The city became the centre ofpolitical activity between the years 1489 and 1495when Emperor Friedrich III governed the empirefrom Linz. But even after such significant events,Linz has remained the focus point for many threadsof historical development. In 1809, during the waragainst Napoleon, the suburb Ebelsberg play, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Christopher Wagner : Linz Austria in Focus. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, incunabula, libri antichi, first editions and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |