Edition of 30. Library copy is 25/30 and signed by the artist. IaU 12 double-page pop-ups, 6 text pages. Shawn Sheehy conceived, engineered, and designed this herbal. Sarah Vogel letterpress-printed the text and assisted with assembly. Each vegetable is accompanied by supporting text in a 2-page booklet (2.5 x 2.5") to the page. All stock is commercial cover in varying weights from various manufacturers. All type was digitally set in Italian Electric and output to polymer plates. Bound in chipboard and paper covers."
Contents:
Introduction -- Old World vegetables : Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) ; Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) ; Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) ; Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) ; chard (Beta vulgaris sub. cicla) ; Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) ; Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) -- New World vegetables: Maize (Zea mays) ; Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) ; Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) ; Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) ; Potato (Solanum tuberosum) -- Colophon.
Summary:
"This culinary herbal puts ancient medicinal theory into modern practice. Using pre-scientific logic, it links vegetables and their curative properties with 21st-century ills--both societal and individual. Though the cures are fictions, some parts of each listing are true: each of the 12 cultivars is an authentic heirloom, the listing of constituents is accurate, and the nutritional value of each vegetable is verified by modern science."--Introduction.
Series:
Plant lore of the 21st century series; v. 2
OCLC:
(OCoLC)876617461
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.