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"If you have a library and a garden, you have everything you need".

Cicero used to say, and I can only agree with the great Latin author and politician. As you will have gathered, what I want to talk about today is books, their content and the encounters we have with them and through them.

I've always had a book in my hand, and I've often said to myself that even if one day I ended up in total poverty, if I had a book (or several hundred) with me, it wouldn't be as bad as all that. Books and their authors have been one of the most important things in my life from childhood to the present day.

What I like is the profusion of knowledge and the amount of effort it takes to take an interest in it. Not a negative or painful effort, but far more liberating and constructive than many things in the world. Read something on the Internet without writing it down on a piece of paper and you'll have all but forgotten about it in a week or two. Do the same for a book, write it down in your notebook and you'll remember it until your last day.

To conclude this ode to books and literature, I'd like to tell you about a few other things I particularly like about them. I spoke earlier about meeting authors and their ideas, and if you read a lot, you know that everything ends up at the centre of everything. A bit like a Buddhist mandala. The second is the materiality of the object. Even if I have dozens of books that I may never or very rarely open, I know that I have them and that by delving into them I'll be able to answer the questions of the moment.

You might retort that there's a tool called the Internet, which I'm using to communicate with you at the moment, but will there always be this network, and can't you imagine that one day it might come to an end, even temporarily, and perhaps just when you need it most ?

These thoughts come from someone who has a passion for archives, but think again and maybe it would still be a good idea to have a survival book, a first aid manual and one about wild plants in your home. Don't you think ?

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But let's start with the physical walk that led to the discovery of all these books. At the time, I was walking towards the Latin Quarter on the left bank of the Seine. Here's a view from one of the bridges linking the Île St Louis to this part of southern Paris.

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This is the Panthéon, at the top of Mount Sainte Geneviève, one of the saints who protect the city of Paris. It's where the great men and women of the French nation are buried, but in the end, in over fifteen years in Paris, I've only been there once or twice.

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Here we are on Boulevard St Germain, in this literary district where you'll find a large number of publishing houses and just as many exciting bookshops. And it's in one of these that I'm heading today, the Eyrolles bookshop, where you can find some really cutting-edge, well-done books on every possible subject !

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I'm taking fewer photos than on my last visit, but I still want to immortalise this stall full of very well-made books, all dealing with subjects related to independence and life in the countryside.

However, I already have some of them at home and I'm not taking any today. There are many reasons for this, as I could take them all, but I've already come to pick up two books, and then of all the ones you'll see, apart from the two newest ones, I found them for free on the way here.

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In fact, outside the bookshops on the quays of the Seine, I came across a large pile of books (which I forgot to take a photo of) but which were clearly self-service. So I grabbed the books I was most interested in and I'm now going to give you a fuller presentation.

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This one is on the far right and is called "The Garden Forest" by Martin Crawford, a British permaculturalist. I already have a few of the same type, but this one is the most complete.

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The second is a book on ancient Egyptian painting. I have to say that this one is in very poor condition, but although the pages are all jumbled up, the images are still easy to consult.

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We're moving to a different country, but we're staying more or less in the same era, as this travel guide from the last century takes us to ancient Greece, and there are some very nice descriptions of the books, accompanied by what I like best, maps of the towns and specific monuments.

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This is the second book I would have bought, one that deals with grafting and planting fruit trees, a good companion to the first for creating a beautiful garden forest. I haven't started reading it yet, but it promises to be fascinating !

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The last one is about old tapestries from the Middle Ages in France, and there are lots of black and white reproductions, although fortunately some are in color too !

Voilà for this little presentation of my recent finds in books and literature :)


I hope you've enjoyed reading and reading about #MarketFriday, the great community started by @dswigle and thank you for visiting. I also hope that the week has gone well for you and in advance, I wish you an excellent weekend. Take care of you and your loved ones, see you soon,

<3

@anttn



All these images are mine and were taken using my phone's camera.






"Si vous possédez une bibliothèque et un jardin, vous avez tout ce qu'il vous faut"

Avait coutume de dire Cicéron et je ne peux qu'aller dans le sens du grand homme politique et auteur latin. Vous l'aurez compris, aujourd'hui, je veux surtout parler des livres, de leurs contenus respectifs et des rencontres que nous faisons avec eux et à travers eux.

J'ai toujours eu un livre à la main et je me suis souvent dit que même si un jour je finissais dans la misère la plus totale, si j'avais un livre (ou plusieurs centaines) avec moi, ce ne serai pas si terrible que cela. Les livres et leurs auteurs ont été une des choses parmi les plus importantes et qui a guidé ma vie de mon enfance au jour d'aujourd'hui.

Ce que j'aime, c'est la profusion de savoir et la dose d'effort qu'il faut pour s'y intéresser. Non pas un effort négatif ou douloureux, mais bien plus libérateur et constructif que beaucoup de choses au monde. Lisez quelque chose sur Internet sans le noter sur un bout de papier et vous l'aurez quasiment oublié dans une semaine ou deux. Faites la même chose pour un livre, notez-le dans votre carnet et vous vous en souviendrez jusqu'à votre dernier jour.

Pour terminer cette introduction en forme d'ode aux livres et à la littérature, je vous dirais les quelques autres choses que j'aime particulièrement par rapport à ceux-ci. Je parlais précédemment des rencontres avec les auteurs et leurs idées, si vous lisez beaucoup, vous savez que tout fini par ce rejoindre au centre de toutes choses. Un peu comme dans un mandala bouddhiste. La seconde, c'est la matérialité de l'objet. Même si j'ai des dizaines de livres que je n'ouvrirai peut-être jamais ou très rarement, je sais que je les ai et qu'en m'y plongeant, je pourrai répondre à es questions du moment.

Vous pourrez me rétorquer qu'il existe un outil appelé "internet" et que d'ailleurs j'utilise pour communiquer avec vous en ce moment, mais il y aura-t-il toujours ce réseau et n'imaginez vous pas qu'il pourrait un jour s'arrêter, même de façon momentanée, et peut-être même au moment où vous en auriez eu le plus besoin ?

Ces réflexions viennent de quelqu'un qui a la passion de l'archive, mais repensez-y et peut-être qu'il serait tout de même judicieux d'avoir chez vous un livre de survie, un manuel de secourisme et de premiers soins et un qui traite de plantes sauvages. Ne pensez-vous pas ?


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Mais commençons physiquement cette promenade qui déboucha sur la trouvaille de tous ces livres. J'étais alors en balade en direction du Quartier Latin sur la Rive Gauche de la Seine. Voilà une petite vue depuis un des ponts qui relie l'Île St Louis à cette partie du Sud de Paris.

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Ici, c'est le Panthéon, en haut de la montagne Sainte Geneviève, une des saintes qui protègent la ville de Paris. C'est là où sont enterrés les Grands Hommes et Femmes de la nation française, mais au final, en plus de quinze ans à Paris, je n'y suis allé qu'une ou deux fois.

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Nous voilà Boulevard St Germain, dans ce quartier littéraire où l'on trouve bon nombre de maisons d'éditions et autant de librairies passionnantes. C'est justement dans l'un de celles-ci, que je me rends aujourd'hui, la librairie Eyrolles où l'on trouve vraiment des ouvrages pointus et bien faits sur tous les sujets possibles !

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Je prends moins de photos que lors de ma dernière visite, mais je tiens à tout de même immortaliser cet étal rempli de livres très bien fait et qui traitent tous de sujets liés à l'autonomie et à la vie à la campagne.

Pour autant, j'en ai déjà quelqu'uns à la maison et je n'en prends pas aujourd'hui. La raison est multiple puisque je pourrais tous les prendre dans l'idée, mais je suis déjà venu chercher deux livres et puis de tous ceux que vous verrez, hormis les deux plus neufs, je les ai trouvés gratuitement sur le chemin.

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En effet, devant chez les bouquinistes des quais de la Seine, je suis tombé sur un gros tas de livres (que j'ai oublié de prendre en photo) mais qui était manifestement en libre service. Je me suis donc emparé des ouvrages qui m'intéressais le plus et je vais maintenant vous en faire une plus complète présentation.

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Ici, il s'agit de celui qui est complètement à droite qui s'appelle "La Forêt Jardin" de Martin Crawford, un auteur permaculteur britannique. J'en ai quelqu'uns du même type déjà, mais celui-là est le plus complet.

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Pour le second, c'est un livre sur la peinture égyptienne antique. Je dois dire que celui-là est en très mauvais état, mais les pages ont beau être toutes mélangés, les images, elles, sont toujours consultables sans soucis.

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On change de pays, mais on reste un peu dans la même époque puisque ce guide touristique du siècle dernier nous emmène dans la Grèce antique et on trouve de très belles descriptions de livres, notamment accompagnées par ce que je préfère, des plans de villes et de monuments spécifiques.

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Ici, c'est le second livre que j'aurais acheté, un qui traite de la greffe et de la plantation des arbres fruitiers, un bon compagnon pour le premier afin de créer une belle forêt jardin. Je n'ai pas encore attaqué la lecture, mais cela s'annonce passionnant !

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Le dernier est sur les vieilles tapisseries du Moyen-Âge en France et on retrouve beaucoup de reproductions en noir et blanc et heureusement, quelques unes sont aussi en couleur !

Voilà pour cette petite présentation de mes trouvailles récentes en matière de livres et de littérature :)


J'espère que vous aurez apprécié le contenu et la lecture de cet article du #MarketFriday, cette géniale communauté initiée par @dswigle et je vous remercie pour votre visite. J'espère aussi que la semaine s'est bien passée pour vous et par avance, je vous souhaite un excellent weekend. Prenez soin de vous et de vos proches, à très bientôt,

<3

@anttn



Toutes ces images sont les miennes et ont été prises au moyen de l'appareil de mon téléphone.



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Great to find such interesting books.
They will be very helpful for your garden too 😉

Have a wonderful Friday @anttn 👋🏻😊😘

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Indeed, the two I bought were intended in that perspective hehe 😅

I wish you a lovely weekend, take care 😘

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I know… I am gathering books too for when I will have a little cottage and garden 🪴

Thank you so much, enjoy yours and take care 😘

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Yeah, books are the only thing (almost with plants and tools) that I can gather with no limit 😂

Thanks you 😇😘

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Yep me too… all of that 😉

You are welcome 👋🏻😊
Enjoy your Sunday! 😘

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Wow you are indeed a lover of books no doubt.

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Haha, no doubt on that indeed 😂 !

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Merci à tous, je vous souhaite un très bon weekend !

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What a fabulous quote! I agree. A garden and a book or two (or a few hundred 😂 ditto) When I have travelled I've had to pay extra not for overweight clothing bags but all those books I simply could not leave behind

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Once, when our flat nearly burned down, the only things I regretted in anticipation were our plants, my kitchen utensils and, of course, all my books! Clothes, well, this not really my thing haha 😂

Have a lovely weekend dear @buckaroobaby 🌱😘

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It fascinates me to hear what people will save if crisis demands it

A lovely weekend to you too!

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I do also have this kind of fascination ! Always interesting to think about that :)

Thank you 😇😘

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The books will be so interesting
Nice one!

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Yeah, it was the miraculous catch 😊 !

Take good care @rafzat ✌️

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Thanks dear @bhattg 😉 ! I wish you a good weekend, take good care of you :)

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!discovery 40

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Many thanks for this supportive energy dear @esther-emmanuel :)

I hope you're doing well and I wish you a great weekend ✌️

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I am doing well. Thank you so much ☺️. Have a wonderful weekend ahead 😊

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Thanks you as well, seems like it will be a great one :)

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Reading on the internet and reading a book are two totally different things. there is nothing like holding a book, feeling it´s weight in your hand, opening it (especially old books), smelling the paper, picking clues from previous readers (bread crumbs, hairs, pages marked with "ears"..)
a whole universe condensed into black letters on white(ish) paper. not only the story told, but also all that the author brings in from his life, without meaning to.
*I noticed your Melissa does not yet flower ; )
wishing you a peaceful weekend.

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I so agree with what you say, and I'm not surprised at all ^^

Just last time, I picked up a book from one of those book boxes and almost every ten pages there was a different and revealing bookmark, a leaflet for a golf course from the 70s, a nail file, a lock of hair, even without reading any further, that physical book was already a story !

Have a lovely weekend too dear @bigorna1 🌻

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thanks @anttn, the ones on Egypt and on grafting would be our favorites with the one on Grece, the one on the old tapestries we'd love to discover the depicted moments and decipher the old french or Latin words le sacre et le profane rings a bell (but our memory cells have suffered) and the one on Shinto too! :-) Thanks again and best+

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Yes, it was a half random and half planned selection:) But I also remember Le sacré et du profane, I'd tackled it at one time, but now's my chance to read it again!

Have a good weekend :)

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Anyway for sure if we were visiting Paris we would make tours following places from your posts, once we know geographically where they are to regroup these and how to get there, you seem to travel quite a bit by train.. we used to when in London, here almost never, and when long trips we enjoy blablacar.. best+!

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I also enjoy blablacar, but almost each time I want to use it, there isn't a journey to or in direction of my destination !

Have a good day

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They say the best way to travel and admire the view is by train I reckon, blablacar needs to expand its a nice french company isn't it?

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Of course, but I think the thing is that I always take routes that are a bit specific and not very busy...

Have a lovely Sunday ✌️

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My Sunday was OK considering... i enjoy the roads less traveled, ;-) and not busy places help me connect better with the places rather than hearing kids running everywhere, people shouting as if they were alone, people enjoying to be heard when they speak loud. Maybe a kind of hermit, though enjoying good company, family, close friends even meeting new people but out of crowds.. That's why we were considering promoting and supporting people meeting on the hive and that could be a good business connecting people with a page or an app, travel linguistic holidays tourism exchanges we enjoy.. The business being a platform connecting people with affinities for work passions arts business techs or/and friendship etc.. using web3 and hivepayments or cryptos as much as possible. BTW your routes show places we would like knowing better!

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Yes, I'm a bit of a hermit too, although as you say, I love company too! But individualities aren't very well calibrated these days... To say the least!

It would indeed be a good idea to use this blockchain as a basis for meeting people who share common values...

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Yes calibration? balanced ? Stable? Dark energies are powerful and so many are their tools many aware knowingly and consciously, many are not but still have some part of responsibility.. An amazing person relating on this is Ariane Bilheran, she is on YT.

About the web3 use for meeting people sharing common values, an image coming to me is the one of a french blacksmith making prestigious knives swords blades and a japanese master blacksmith making katanas folding the iron seven times.. I was once explained about the seven folds but thought of a meeting of these 2 is recurring, this meeting of 2 worlds aparts just sharing by passion happiness zen.. and it can be for Venezuela Cuba Thailand lao Uganda Burundi wherever the US , name it..

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