Taming fruit : how orchards have transformed the land, offered sanctuary, and inspired creativity /
Brunner, Bernd, 1964-
Taming fruit : how orchards have transformed the land, offered sanctuary, and inspired creativity / Bernd Brunner ; translation by Lori Lantz. - xiii, 287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: The seeds for this book -- Before there were orchards -- The rustle of palm leaves -- Gardens of the gods -- Not far from the tree -- Studying the classics -- Earthly paradises -- Pears for the Sun King -- Moving north -- Orchards for the masses -- Cherry picking -- Pucker up -- As American as apple pie -- Orchards unbound -- Pomological gentlemen -- Orchards of the senses -- Returning to the wilder ways of fruit -- Epilogue: A new beginning.
"Humans have always had a special appreciation for fruit that grows on trees. Could it be because orchard fruits grow closer to heaven than other plant products do as some poets have suggested? Or could it be because the places where these fruits grow are alive with light and shadow and redolent of sweet scents, offering us sanctuaries where we can retreat from the cares of daily life? Where did the fruits we grow in orchards come from and how did they develop? Bernd Brunner set out to discover how the search for desirable fruit has shaped us, and how we have shaped fruit by selecting those that appeal most to our senses of taste and delight. The result is a readable, lavishly illustrated book about orchards as places that for millennia have stimulated human creativity and that have provided sustenance for both the body and the soul. It is the first book to explore the history of orchards in such depth."--
Translated from the German.
1771644079 9781771644075
20210191473 can GBC1E9594 bnb
020322162 Uk
Orchards.
Orchards--History.
SB354.5 / .B7813 2021
Taming fruit : how orchards have transformed the land, offered sanctuary, and inspired creativity / Bernd Brunner ; translation by Lori Lantz. - xiii, 287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: The seeds for this book -- Before there were orchards -- The rustle of palm leaves -- Gardens of the gods -- Not far from the tree -- Studying the classics -- Earthly paradises -- Pears for the Sun King -- Moving north -- Orchards for the masses -- Cherry picking -- Pucker up -- As American as apple pie -- Orchards unbound -- Pomological gentlemen -- Orchards of the senses -- Returning to the wilder ways of fruit -- Epilogue: A new beginning.
"Humans have always had a special appreciation for fruit that grows on trees. Could it be because orchard fruits grow closer to heaven than other plant products do as some poets have suggested? Or could it be because the places where these fruits grow are alive with light and shadow and redolent of sweet scents, offering us sanctuaries where we can retreat from the cares of daily life? Where did the fruits we grow in orchards come from and how did they develop? Bernd Brunner set out to discover how the search for desirable fruit has shaped us, and how we have shaped fruit by selecting those that appeal most to our senses of taste and delight. The result is a readable, lavishly illustrated book about orchards as places that for millennia have stimulated human creativity and that have provided sustenance for both the body and the soul. It is the first book to explore the history of orchards in such depth."--
Translated from the German.
1771644079 9781771644075
20210191473 can GBC1E9594 bnb
020322162 Uk
Orchards.
Orchards--History.
SB354.5 / .B7813 2021