Album für Freunde des Bergbaues, by Eduard Heuchler
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| Author | Heuchler, Eduard, 1801-1879 |
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| Title |
Album für Freunde des Bergbaues, enthaltend eine Folge von vierzehn bildlichen Darstellungen aus dem Berufsleben des Berg- und Hüttenmannes. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
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Produced by Jens Nordmann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by SLUB: Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats - und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden at http://www.slub-dresden.de |
| Summary | "Album für Freunde des Bergbaues" by Eduard Heuchler is a collection of illustrations that documents the life and work of miners and metallurgists, written in the mid-19th century. This work showcases various aspects of mining professions, highlighting both the daily routines and the significant events associated with it. The book serves as a visual and textual tribute to the mining community in Freiberg, Germany, a prominent area for mining during that era. The book features a series of fourteen detailed illustrations, each depicting different scenes from a miner's life, such as communal prayer before work, entering and exiting the mine, and various stages of ore extraction and processing. It covers significant themes, including the dangers of mining, the camaraderie among workers, and the inevitable finality of death, exemplified by a miner's funeral. Through Heuchler's thoughtful depictions and accompanying descriptions, "Album für Freunde des Bergbaues" not only serves as a historical document but also pays homage to the labor and dedication of those in the mining profession. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | N: Fine Arts |
| Subject | Mines and mineral resources in art |
| Subject | Miners in art |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 48601 |
| Release Date | Mar 29, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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