Sometime , even I discover books and authors in the most traditional of ways — from a friend .
I made such a breakthrough last week – via a admirer , of course . A few week ago , I received a parcel in the mail containing a stone – Amy Goldman’sbrand newfangled Scripture ( being release this week)HEIRLOOM HARVEST – Modern Daguerreotypes of Historic Garden Treasures(Bloomsbury ) with beautifully illustrated with surprisingly engaging Daguerreotypes by noted photographerJerry Spagnoli . It is a ledger which surprise me in a few way , because it deliver on so many levels . I like to imagine that if it appealed to me on these grade , that it may appeal to you to .
Amy ’s books are also visual gem , often gain design and production accolade as well ( her first book , Melons for the Passionate Growerwas put forward for several accolade , including the Garden Writers Association of America 2003 Garden Globe Award for Achievement , and numerous Bookbinder ’s Awards for design and production , not to mention a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Design . Clearly , her Bible are not only comprehensive , but thoughtfully project as well .
In a world full of mobile phones and fast media , one has to give recognition to anyone who care enough to see through the hype and hyperbole which sometimes can surround style such as the ‘ farm - to - tabular array ’ motility and heirloom tomatoes 0 it would be too easy to dismiss any book on these subjects as taking advantage of a stately causa of the moment . Let me ascertain you , this is no such Word of God . give what you now know about Amy ’s biography , you’re able to see what has inform this piece of work of hers .
Now , I am on a mission to read Amy Goldman ’s other workings . For a nurseryman like me , who happens to have his own , personal story of experience with plants , in particular vegetable , I have found few books that offer either inspiration or help , often turning to vintage texts from the 19th Century since they somehow are more helpful , since they are always written with first - script experience . I now acknowledge that Amy ’s account book will do the same .
We with garden always can learn more , knowing HOW someone grew the leek , or how they discovered that Tragopogon porrifolius really is n’t that easy to surmount , or even , how they ‘ effed it up and stress again . It all tot up to a collective knowledge which most of us need to discover ( mostly because few of us have a grandparent who could propose on on precisely what does a Belgian Endive require each calendar month , to be decent thrust in the root cellar ) .
If I had any complaints ( and I do , but all are minor ) , the magnanimous is so superficial that I fulfil silly say it – it ’s that gorgeous finish on the cover ( a flat , uncoated varnish ) , it looks great , but it lends itself to fingerprint ( yeah – maybe I have greasy finger , but they are often dirty ! ) . I also felt that this script is large ( dimensions are bigger than I imagined ) . heft up , with a book , is ordinarily something I appreciate , but since I wanted to sit and translate the book , I feel that it might be slightly too big , at least to read in bed .
understandably , my favorite part of this book is the text , but apart from a few chapters in the front , there is not enough . I desire more !
The photography , of trend , is sensational . In many ways , it feels like a attractively scud documentary – a journey , with a tint and voice which is not only appropriate , but thoughtfully produced . It also somewhat functions as a portfolio for the these very okay photo of Jerry Spagnoli , and I can value the residuum and intermission between the text and the images , as one can focalise on one , or the other , and , they merit to be within the same covers .
Still , I guess what I am say here is that I could also imagine this study as two freestanding Christian Bible – well yet , I want to see another book now with more detail by Amy about her amazing and inspirational lifespan on the farm – a month - by - month biography ( the sorting I require to write ) , on her journeying with plants , food and rural life which so few of us get to experience ourselves .
To close this blurby gush , as a graphical intriguer myself , the overall invention of the book is really unflawed . It ’s an object one will want to display ( but always within compass for wintertime reading ) . The insidious but heedful graphic details within , the color palette , the typefaces and imagery all work . That order , I refuse to put this book in my book of account case , and even brought it to my office so that I could expose it on my desk – it ’s that beautiful .
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