The Book of Leaves offers a visually stunning and scientifically engaging guide to six hundred of the most impressive and beautiful leaves from around the world. Each leaf is reproduced here at its actual size in full-colour photographs taken on a lightbox and is accompanied by details of the range, distribution, abundance, and habitat of the tree on which its found, as well as brief scientific and historical accounts. From the familiar friends of our backyards to the giants of the deep woods, The Book of Leaves brings the forest to life and to our living rooms as never before.
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A guide to six hundred of the most impressive and beautiful leaves from around the world. From the familiar friends of our backyards to the giants of the deep woods, this book brings the forest to life - and to our living rooms.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781782403302
Publisert
2015-12-21
Utgiver
The Ivy Press
Vekt
2200 gr
Høyde
269 mm
Bredde
180 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
656

Biografisk notat

Allen J. Coombes is botanist at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum in Hampshire, England, and the author of many books about plants and trees. Zsolt Debreczy, is research Director of the International Dendrological Research Institute in Boston.