Martius. The Book of Palms
«“An outstanding work: aesthetically as well as in content... A milestone of botanical research.”»
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After an epic Amazonian journey through Brazil and Peru, German botanist von Martius compiled an unsurpassed catalogue of all known genera of palm. This exquisite encyclopedic treasury is a jewel of 19th-century botany, as remarkable for its meticulous classification, as it is for its maps, color landscapes, and cross-sectioned diagrams showing the architecture of these majestic trees. Les mer
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After an epic Amazonian journey through Brazil and Peru, German botanist von Martius compiled an unsurpassed catalogue of all known genera of palm. This exquisite encyclopedic treasury is a jewel of 19th-century botany, as remarkable for its meticulous classification, as it is for its maps, color landscapes, and cross-sectioned diagrams showing the architecture of these majestic trees.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Taschen GmbH
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk Fransk Tysk
- Sider
- 412
- ISBN
- 9783836566148
- Utgivelsesår
- 2017
- Format
- 35 x 25 cm
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«“An outstanding work: aesthetically as well as in content... A milestone of botanical research.”»
FAZ
«“Beautifully detailed... A landmark in taxonomic description, botanical illustration, and the realistic representation of species in the landscape.”»
The Financial Times
«“A beautiful, exuberant book..”»
Sebastião Salgado