Book proposal: Alsace, le beau jardin que voilà
These images are part of an unfinished project: an illustrated book on Alsace. On the cover foreground is a boar carved in stone, with the city of Strasbourg in the background. The title of the project (which, roughly translated, means “what a beautiful garden”) refers to the phrase uttered by Louis XIV when he first came to Alsace.
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Sledge and Sledgemen
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Operating a sledge was quite dangerous. If the sledgeman missed a step, a ton of wood would fall on his back. The sledge’s speed was controlled by holding the handles on either side.
1947
France, Alsace, Lower Rhine, near Wangenbourg
Book illustration, gouache, on Canson paper
Credit: Frédéric Back
Credit: Frédéric Back
