This collaboration memorably evokes Edinburgh past and present. Stewart Conn's often wryly meditative poems are infused by the history and character of an ever-changing city in all its grandeur, discordance and frivolousness; while the drawings of his neighbour and friend John Knight, formerly a Principal Architect with Historic Scotland, conjure up the spirit and atmosphere of the Old and New Town, and hint at a city of glorious panoramas. And while there are several direct pairings of poem and illustration, it is in the way word and image not only complement but contrast with one another that the volume captures the imagination. Responses A beautiful memento of Scotland's capital. Everyone who loves Edinburgh will cherish this book. Aspects of Edinburgh is a delightful expression of a unity and completeness of vision. There is a unity of detail; a journey – a kind of pilgrimage – through the city; a rare unity of text and illustration: each completely complements, and compliments, the other.”
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Charlotte Square Facing due east is the symmetrical facade it stands aloof from the traffic too close for comfort. In the garden |
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