Hi. A friend of mine has long been wanting a book on tea, that is not only informative, but also looks good, if you know what I mean. Now he will be celebrating his 40th birthday, and together with some friends I thought we'd bunse up for a hard-cover, well reputated, close-to-collecable book, costing from $100 and down. Are there any "classics" around that will fullfil our wish?
rgds, ole k
Sorry, but this is not a good answer to your question. I would simply like to recommend NOT buying the Mariage Freres' "The Little Bookof Tea" as it has some inaccuracies and possibly misleading information. "Genmaicha... makes for a pleasant snack." I like it when they discuss the "Tonkugawa clan", especially. I shouldn't be so picky about typos, but the book has too many holes. It may, however, be a good first introduction.
Rufus T. Firefly
I appreciate any warning as much as any recommendations. Thanks a lot.
ole k
Ole Kvaal wrote in news:Q20oe.11471$ai7.278690 @news2.e.nsc.no:
I found two at Imperial Tea:
All the Tea in China (1990), by Kit Chow & Ione Kramer. Softcover (7.5x8.25"), 187 pages with b&w illustrations. $14.95
New Tea Lover's Treasury (1999), by James Norwood Pratt Hardcover (6x9"), 210 pages with color photos. Includes index. $24.95 this book is also available from Samovar Tea.
Don't know if they are any good,maybe someone in the group could give you a review of the contents of each book.
Teance has a CD called The Renaissance of Tea for $24.95 The following is an explanation of the CD.
The Renaissance of Tea, is designed for tea lovers who want to learn the Chinese art of tea and gain insights into how these teas are crafted. The DVD includes expert demonstration of the traditional preperation of white, green, oolong, and pu-erh teas using traditional teawares. Includes rarely seen footage of oolong tea gardens in Fujian, China, with interviews of tea masters and farmers during the harvest.
Also featuring an interview with bestselling author of the New Tea Lover's Treasury, James Norwood Pratt, and calligraphy demonstration by art master, Chitfu Yu.
Total running time: 49 minutes.
Sound like a cool gift to me for the tea lover. Hope that helps you out.
JP
My friend has just read this one. Being married to a Taiwanese woman, he soon found out that Taiwan - in spite of their famous oolong - was mentioned just once in this book. The writers seem to have taken the term "China" too literally. Your other advices seemed very promising, though, and like you, I'm looking forward to see if anyone in this group has read it. I'll start browsing for it right away. Thanks a lot for your help.
rgds, ole k
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