Description
Wood is not just an ordinary material for building or heating. Wood is beautiful. To the eye, to the touch, to the smell. And all these extraordinary qualities are noted in a charming, richly illustrated book about wood, trees, and the people around them, titled All the Beauties of Wood. By the way, it is a double paraphrase - the original words are from the aria of Kecal in The Bartered Bride and were also used by the poet Jaroslav Seifert as the title of his only prose book. The first chapter deals with the life of a tree, its struggle with the environment, and the magic that nature creates in living wood. The second shows how a tree continues to live in wooden things and how these things are created. In the third chapter, the author's humorous narratives bring wooden items - both old and modern, seemingly familiar and ordinary - to life. In this book, the author did not aim to present a scientific work or a manual, but rather a seriously unserious look at 'all the beauties of wood.'
Information
Author: Patřičný Martin
Publication date: May 1, 2014
Manufacturer: GRADA Publishing, a. s.
Genres: Visual art, Non-fiction literature, Books, Specialized and technical literature, Art and architecture
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 168
ISBN/EAN: 9788024751153