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The art of travel / Alain de Botton.
Record no.:
4474
Author:
De Botton, Alain.;
Publisher:
London :: Penguin,
Year:
2003.
Description:
261 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Subject:
Botton, Alain de, 1969- Journeys.;
De Botton, Alain Travel.;
Travel - Psychological aspects.;
Travel in art.;
Landscapes in art.;
Artists - Travel.;
Authors - Travel.;
Travel - Philosophy.;
Notes:
Nagle Library copy ex dono Adrian Diethelm, Rector.
Includes bibliographical references.
Type:
Monograph
ISBN:
0140276629 (pbk.) 9780140276626;
Abstract:
Departure (On anticipation ; On travelling places) -- Motives (On the exotic ; On curiosity) -- Landscape (On the country & the city ; On the sublime) -- Art (On eye-opening art ; On possessing beauty) -- Return (On habit).

A journey through the
satisfactions and disappointments of travelling. Dealing with such topics as airports, exotic carpets and mini-bars it reveals the hidden motivations, expectations and complications of our voyages into the wide world.
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