Trench Art by Nicholas Saunders
Engraved shell-cases, bullet-crucifixes, letter openers and cigarette lighters made of shrapnel and cartridges, miniature airplanes and tanks, talismanic jewelry, embroidery, objects carved from stone, bone and wood all of these things are trench art, the misleading name given to the dazzling array of objects made from the waste of war, in particular the Great War of 1914-1918 and the inter-war years. And they are the subject of Nicholas Saunders s pioneering study which is now republished in a revised edition in paperback.He reveals the lost world of trench art, for every piece relates to the story of the momentous experience of its maker whether front-line soldier, prisoner of war, or civilian refugee. The objects resonate with the alternating terror and boredom of war, and those created by the prisoners symbolize their struggle for survival in the camps. Many of these items were poignant souvenirs bought by battlefield pilgrims between 1919 and 1939 and kept brightly polished on mantelpieces, often for a lifetime.Nicholas Saunders investigates their origins and how they were made, exploring their personal meaning and cultural significance. He also offers an important categorization of types which will be a useful guide for collectors.
Nicholas J. Saunders is the world's leading authority on the archaeology of the First World War. A lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol, he undertook the first-ever study of the Great War's material culture and anthropology during his tenure as a British Academy Senior Research Fellow, and his exhibition of trench art from the war was for five years a centrepiece of the 'In Flanders Fields' Museum in Ypres, Belgium. The author of more than twenty books and dozens of academic monographs, including Killing Time, Alexander's Tomb and Trench Art, he has appeared in numerous documentaries for the BBC, the National Geographic Channel, and the History Channel. He lives in Bristol, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780850527933 |
| ISBN 10 | 0850527937 |
| Title | Trench Art |
| Author | Nicholas Saunders |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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