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The Books

The Books


 

books
Sometimes you find a Belladonna plant (painted by my friend, the wonderful Italian icon-painter from Lucca, Gabriella Tundo) beside an Albrecht Dürer hare, near a booklet by Hermès with the predictable title, ‘Out of the Oven and onto the Table’ showcasing their fabulous Red/White Balcon du Guadalquivir tableware range…. which I love.

Books on nature feature widely in my library. I love the one on Fungi with illustrations by Beatrix Potter (a little treasure for anyone who doesn’t know her natural history depictions), then a whole series of booklets explaining families of plants, algae, wild flowers, birds, animals of the woods… to mention but a few.

Books have been the closest of friends as far back as I can remember.

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