Trees

Original title :
Arbres
Book Type:
Illustrator:
Schall Serge
Description:

A beautiful book that talks about all aspects of the tree: botany, forestry, exploration, selection, research, uses, issues, speculation, activism... But also art, literature, imagination, beauty...You will learn amazing things about the biology of trees and recent discoveries about their ‘communication’, the history of forests, the uses of wood and fruit, the different species, records, symbolism, the place of trees in literature and painting, the threats to tropical forests, the development of temperate forests, the symbolism, the place of trees in literature, painting, their relationship with other living beings, Francis Hallé’s project for a European primary forest... And also on sylvotherapy, plant physiology, marquetry and cabinetmakers, perfume woods... among many other subjects (162 to be precise).

Age Group:
adult
ISBN:
9782360987351
Number of pages:
288
Format:
Hardback
Dimensions:
240 x 320
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