Pleasant Place No. 4: Artichoke dedicates an entire issue to Cynara cardunculus var. Scolymus — treating this monumental perennial thistle as a subject worthy of botanical, art-historical, and culinary inquiry simultaneously.
About This Book
Part of the Pleasant Place series of garden publications, this fourth issue takes the artichoke as its organising subject — moving across disciplines with the ease of a plant that belongs equally in the kitchen garden and the ornamental border. A botanical introduction grounds the reader, before the publication expands into art history, six artists' interpretations of artichoke finials, and a visual essay on cultivation practices in Niscemi, Italy. International recipes round out the content, while the centrefold delivers the series' signature garden miniatures. For those drawn to the intersection of garden design, botanical illustration, and material culture, this is a quietly singular publication.
Key Features
- 44 pages of botanical essays, art-historical survey, artists' contributions, visual reportage, and recipes
- Six artists' interpretations of artichoke finials
- Visual essay on artichoke cultivation in Niscemi, Italy
- Published by Pleasant Place, ISBN: 9789083284330
What You'll Discover
- How the artichoke has functioned as a motif in art history, traced through a dedicated historical overview
- Six distinct artistic interpretations of the artichoke finial — a form that sits at the boundary of garden ornament and botanical reference
- A visual essay documenting the cultivation of artichokes in Niscemi, Italy, grounding the publication in living agricultural practice
- International artichoke recipes that place the plant firmly back in the kitchen, completing the publication's movement between garden, studio, and table
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 44
- Dimensions: 180 x 245 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789083284330
- Publisher: Pleasant Place
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Garden designers, botanical illustrators, design-minded cooks, and collectors of independent art and garden publications.