Taking a Line for a Walk: 1000 Miles on Foot - Le Havre to Rome - Hardcover

Christopher Nigel Lambert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851494707 ISBN 13: 9781851494705

Publisher: ACC Art Books, 1999

Synopsis

Not long before his 70th birthday, Christopher Lambert decided to walk solo across Europe, from Le Havre to Rome. He drew a blue line across a map of Europe and seventy-one walking days and 1000 miles later, with a small rucksack (whose most essential contents were a water bottle and a spare pair of socks), he arrived in the Eternal City. A sketchbook and pencils were his journey-long companions. This colourful book is an unedited facsimile of his daily sketches and the commentary of a very personal trek along that blue line. For ease of reading, a typeset margin has been added to each page, guiding the reader across the map and as a precis to Christopher's daily thoughts and observations. The mixture of vibrant colour sketches and hand-written, spontaneous thoughts give the reader a vivid glimpse of the road to Rome as undertaken by this unique and inspiring man. Christopher is a superb draughtsman and his drawings lead the way, being both charming and evocative. They capture the beauty of the landscapes, the grandeur of the cities, and the tone, be it humerous or heartfelt, of those he encountered along the way.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A highly individual sketchbook diary of a walk to Rome

From the Author:

This is an exact copy, size and content, of my sketchbook diary that I kept as I walked to Rome, an additional printed margin on each page helps decipher the handwritten notes that I made! The sketchbook was my constant friend to whom I chatted daily via my pens and watercolour pencils. I have added a preface and summary to my journal and my old friend Chris Bonington has generously contributed his own comments. Share my journey from your armchair

About this edition

• Publisher: ACC Art Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1851494707
• ISBN 13: 9781851494705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144