England's Child, the Carillon and the Casting of Big Bells
Jill Johnston has written a magisterial biography of her father, the English bellfounder Cyril F. Johnston (1884-1950), an homage to his life and the craft of bellfounding. During his time, he... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0932274714
ISBN13:9780932274717
Release Date:November 2007
Publisher:Cadmus Editions
Length:311 Pages
Weight:1.72 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.1" x 8.6"
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A MUST READ
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I love this book not because its subject--bells, their manufacturing process, their transformation into the musical instrument, carillon--is something I have ever even thought much about. I love it because I have never, in my 50-plus years of being an avid book reader, encountered comparable sublime writing. There is a rhythm, an almost transcendental pulse running through the pages--you cannot put the book down. The story--both the elegantly interwoven author's and her father's personal and professional one--is so tantalizingly well written, orchestrated like a grand symphony. Before you realize it, even the somewhat esoteric subject grabs you and you end up knowing and understanding an entire area of facts and figures, a whole landscape of intricate elements that were heretofore secrets. For anyone interested in creative writing at its absolute pinnacle, this book is a MUST READ.
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