Martius: The Book of Palms
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (712 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3836556235 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 568 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-15 |
| Language | : | English, French, German |
DESCRIPTION:
From 1817 to 1820, he traveled over 2,250 km (1,400 miles) through the basin to investigate natural history and native tribes with zoologist Johann Baptist von Spix.The result was an unrivaled catalog of all known genera of the palm family, outlining the modern classification of palms, describing all the palms of Brazil, and producing the first maps of palm biogeography. Martius’s folio is unusual in its inclusion of cross-sectioned diagrams, conveying the architecture of these mighty trees, which central Europeans would have found hard to imagine accurately. The fronds were a reference to his groundbreaking Natural History of Palms: a work in three volumes, published between 1823–1853.This encyclopedic treasury of 240 exquisite chromolith
About the Author H. Walter Lack is Director at the Botanic Garden and Botanic Museum Berlin-Dahlem and Professor at the Free University of Berlin. He is the author of TASCHEN’s Garden of Eden and The Book of Palms. . A leading expert in the history of botany, his research interests focus in particular upon the consequences of the global transfer of useful and ornamental plants from the point of view of our cultural history
Deb Faus said Not coffee table size or as pretty as I had hoped.. Very technical not sure what language most of it is written in.. "for palm tree lovers" according to leighsy10021. I love palm trees ergo I love this book.. BEAUTIFUL book. I bought this as an anniversary present Ella Schwirzke BEAUTIFUL book. I bought this as an anniversary present for my boyfriend since I couldn't find the larger table top version. The whole book is filled with amazing pictures, I was surprised at the size and quality for the price. He looks at the book everyday and I almost wish I had bought it for myself.
He is the author of TASCHEN’s Garden of Eden and The Book of Palms. Walter Lack is Director at the Botanic Garden and Botanic Museum Berlin-Dahlem and Professor at the Free University of Berlin. . H. A leading expert in the history of botany, his research interests focus in particular upon the consequences of the global transfer of useful and ornamental plants from the poi