‎O'Connor, Bill‎
‎Western Alps‎

‎The Western Alps. A new edition reconstructed and revised on behalf of the Alpine Club by W.A.B. Coolidge. With new and revised maps. Alpine club edition.‎

‎London, Longmans, Green, 1898, in-8°, large folded map of Switzerland + XLIX + 3 p. + 612 p. + (with in all:) 10 folded maps, original clothbound. Spine with traces of use.‎

‎First real guide for Alpinists, this edition fully revised by Coolidge, it had a considerable success in England and is still an important reference.“Premier Guide rédigé à l'usage des alpinistes, il rencontra un succès considérable en Angleterre, et constitue une référence incontournable” Perret 234.; Neate: B32 (this new edition of 1898). Image disp.‎

‎The Western Alps. A new edition reconstructed an revised on behalf of the Alpine Club by W.A.B. Coolidge. With new and revised maps.‎

‎London, New York and Bombay, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1898. 8°. XLIX S., 1 Bl., 612 S. Mit 10 gefalteten Karten. Originalleinwand.‎

‎"The Alpine Guide. Vol. 1." - Perret 234. - Erschien erstmals 1863. - Mit handschriftlichem Besitzvermerk von Sir Henry Hubert Hayden auf dem Vortitelblatt. Der Geologe und Bergsteiger Hayden (1869-1923) war Direktor des «Geological Survey of India» und nahm an verschiedenen Expeditionen teil. Er war einer der Mitberünder und später Präsident des «Indian Science Congress» und Mitglied der «Asiatic Society of Bengal», 1917-1918 deren Präsident. Hayden kam am 12. August 1923 zusammen mit seinen beiden Bergführern durch einen Felssturz beim Abstieg vom Finsteraarhorn ums Leben, seine Leiche und die von César Cosson wurden erst am 28. August gefunden, beide wurden in Lauterbrunnen bestattet. - Einband etwas fleckig und im Rückengelenk angerissen. Etwas locker im Gelenk. Vortitelblatt und letzte Seite gebräunt. Karten verso im Falz verstärkt. S. 450-490 mit Wasserfleck in der oberen Ecke.‎

‎The Underground of the Western Alps.‎

‎1993 vi, 137 p., num figs (some col.), 4to, paperbound. Mémoires de Géologie (Lausanne).‎

‎Jerusalem in the Alps. The Sacro Monte of Varallo and the Sanctuaries of North-Western Italy‎

‎, Brepols, 2019 Hardback, xii + 310 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:7 b/w, 50 col., 2 maps b/w, Language: English. ISBN 9782503580579.‎

‎Summary The Sacro Monte (Holy Mountain) at Varallo is a sanctuary in the Italian Alps west of Milan. It was founded in the late fifteenth century by a Franciscan friar, with the support of the town's leading families. He designed it as a schematic replica of Jerusalem, to enable the faithful to make a virtual pilgrimage to the Holy City if they could not undertake the perilous journey to visit it physically. The Sacro Monte consists of a sequence of chapels containing tableaux of life-size painted terra-cotta figures with fresco backgrounds recounting the life and Passion of Christ. A century later, in the era of the Counter-Reformation, a 'second wave' of Sacri Monti was constructed in the north-western Alps, modelled on Varallo, but dedicated to other devotional themes, like the Rosary or the life of St Francis. All these sanctuaries, like Varallo, were the result of local initiatives, initiated by the clergy and the leaders of the communities where they were situated. Like Varallo, they were the work of artists and craftsmen from the alpine valleys, or from nearby Lombardy. Long dismissed as folk art unworthy of serious critical attention, the Sacri Monti are now recognised as monuments of unique artistic significance. In 2003 UNESCO listed nine of them in its register of World Heritage Sites. This book studies their development as the products of the religious sensibilities and the social, economic, and political conditions of the mountain communities that created them. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Chapter 1. Samuel Butler Encounters the Sacri Monti Butler's Intellectual Odyssey Butler Explores the Sacri Monti After Butler Chapter 2. The Val Sesia. Society and Politics Geography and History Economy and Society Varallo Chapter 3. The Foundation of the Sacro Monte of Varallo Bernardino Caimi, the Observant Franciscan Pilgrimage to Jerusalem The Act of Foundation Patronage: the Scarognini Family Caimi Takes Possession of the Sacro Monte Caimi's Project The First Guide Book to the Sacro Monte Parallels Chapter 4. The Sixteenth Century. From Gaudenzio Ferrari to Carlo Borromeo Political and Social Conflict Gaudenzio Ferrari and the Sacro Monte The Spectators' Response Conflict between the Fabbricieri and the Observant Franciscans The Libro dei Misteri The Era of Carlo Borromeo Chapter 5. The Seventeenth Century. The Era of the Counter-Reformation Patronage and Local Politics Bishop Bascap The Expulsion of the Observant Franciscans Bascap and the Artistic Development of the Sacro Monte Pilate's Palace The Era of the D'Enrico Brothers The Basilica of the Virgin War and Plague The Rebellion of 1678 and its Aftermath Chapter 6. The Eighteenth Century. The Val Sesia under the House of Savoy The Transfer to Savoyard Sovereignty Completing the Sacro Monte Enlightened Absolutism versus Ancient Privilege The Reformed Brothers Depart Chapter 7. Varallo as Model. The Later Sacri Monti The Sacri Monti as a System? Orta Crea Oropa Ghiffa Varese Sacro Monte Calvario Domodossola Ossuccio Belmonte Graglia and Arona Similarities and Differences Epilogue. Revolution and Restoration Appendices Bibliography‎

‎Aracnidi sotteranei delle Alpi Occidentali italiane (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Palpigradi, Pseudoscorpiones). Subterranean Arachnids of the Western Italian Alps.‎

‎2011 xi, 325 p., numerous figures and coloured photographs, hardbound (dust jacket). In Italians and English. Library stamps, else a good copy.‎