[.ca] The Great American Book of Church Signs (ISBN 0978971507)

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Amazon offer at least ten books on a similar theme, either text only or in this case photos. I prefer the latter and Donald Seitz has not only provided some amusing signs but also (and this is the real reason I bought the book) an interesting collection visual Americana. Although the point of each photo was the sign nearly all of them nicely include some background: part of a street or countryside, passing traffic and a few with the church. The messages (direct from Homily Central?) are a mixture of play on words, different spellings for the same pronunciation or just a simple statement but they are all traffic eye-catching. Another reason I like this book is because the photos are presented in the classic photobook format: centered and one to a page, none are angled, no fancy angled shots, just straightforward reportage. The visual content and words of each image are strong enough anyway. The subject matter and Donald Seitz's photos could well support a second volume I think.