The Tale of John Barleycorn: Or from Barley to Beer by Azarian, Mary
The Tale of John Barleycorn: Or from Barley to Beer by Azarian, Mary

The Tale of John Barleycorn: Or from Barley to Beer

John Barleycorn must die--so everyone agrees from the ploughmen to the tinker in this exquisitely illustrated edition...
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Author: Mary Azarian
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The Tale of John Barleycorn: Or from Barley to Beer by Azarian, Mary

The Tale of John Barleycorn: Or from Barley to Beer

$42.93
The Tale of John Barleycorn: Or from Barley to Beer by Azarian, Mary

The Tale of John Barleycorn: Or from Barley to Beer

$42.93
Author: Mary Azarian
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

John Barleycorn must die--so everyone agrees from the ploughmen to the tinker in this exquisitely illustrated edition of the old English ballad. But who will prove to be the strongest man at last?

Hand-colored woodcuts by artist Mary Azarian bring the tale of John Barleycorn to a new and glorious life, just like old Sir John himself. There are exquisite details on every page from the ploughing, sowing, harrowing, scything, tying, and grinding--until, finally, the drinking and celebrating.

This ballad of how barley becomes beer dates back to the 16th century though the underlying theme of nature's cycle dates back to pagan times. However old the story, the mystery and celebration of the earth's cycles at the core of the tale still resonants strongly today. And as befits the tradition of the ballad, a bathtub beer recipe is included as well.

Mary Azarian is a renowned New England illustrator and printmaker. Of her A Farmer's Alphabet, School Library Journal said, "Azarian eschews the merely cute or quaint, creating a loving memorial to a way of life." That be said equally of this, her book for adults, The Tale of John Barleycorn: Or From Barley to Beer.

Author: Mary Azarian
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Published: 01/31/2019
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.70h x 8.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781567926040

About the Author
Azarian, Mary: -

Mary Azarian grew up on a small farm in Virginia, where she had horses, rabbits and chickens. After graduating from Smith College, where she studied printmaking with Leonard Baskin, she moved to a farm in northern Vermont. There she taught for four years in one of the last one-room schoolhouses in the state. She has been a full-time printmaker since 1969. Her books include A Farmer's Alphabet and the Caldecott Medal-winning Snowflake Bentley.

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