Unlike anything I usually read but utterly fascinating! Will share this with my son who just finished a course in Arthurian Lit and could wax endlessly about Gawain and King Arthur's court :)
Ruth, if you can get your hands on Daston's and Park's 'Wonders and the Order of Nature,' he's sure to love it. Huge plates. Great history. Historical details of power and intrigue.
When that book first came out I was writing my dissertation and my wife and I were both in grad school, living off my stipend. I was using that book all the time and someone kept recalling it from KU Libraries. Over dinner one night, my wife, who's the coolest, said to me, "Just buy it." Back then it was only available in hard copy and upwards of $45. 😳
It was among the best purchases I've ever made for our home library.
Unlike anything I usually read but utterly fascinating! Will share this with my son who just finished a course in Arthurian Lit and could wax endlessly about Gawain and King Arthur's court :)
Ruth, if you can get your hands on Daston's and Park's 'Wonders and the Order of Nature,' he's sure to love it. Huge plates. Great history. Historical details of power and intrigue.
https://www.zonebooks.org/books/118-wonders-and-the-order-of-nature-1150-1750
You won't believe this but I actually found that book at our local dollarstore for 1.50! Just pulled it off the shelf and set it on his table :)
When that book first came out I was writing my dissertation and my wife and I were both in grad school, living off my stipend. I was using that book all the time and someone kept recalling it from KU Libraries. Over dinner one night, my wife, who's the coolest, said to me, "Just buy it." Back then it was only available in hard copy and upwards of $45. 😳
It was among the best purchases I've ever made for our home library.
And I thought neff was just a cool skater beanie brand. The gravy boat connection 🤯
Thank you for this.