From Memory to Marble: The Historical Frieze of the Voortrekker Monument Part I: The Frieze

by Rolf Michael Schneider and Elizabeth Rankin

For the first time, the 92-metre frieze of the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, one of the largest historical narratives in marble, has been made the subject of a book. The pictorial narrative of the Boer pioneers who conquered South Africa's interior during the 'Great Trek' (1835-52) represents a crucial period of South Africa's past. Conceptualising the frieze both reflected on and contributed to the country's socio-political debates in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110615223
• ISBN13: 9783110615227
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 522 Pages
• Weight: 3.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"