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Martius: The Book of Palms: BU (Bibliotheca Universalis) by H Walter Lack Book
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Item specifics
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- ISBN
- 3836556235
- EAN
- 9783836556231
- Date of Publication
- 2015-01-15
- Publication Name
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- Type
- Hardback
- Release Title
- Martius. The Book of Palms
- Artist
- Lack, H. Walter
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taschen
ISBN-10
3836556235
ISBN-13
9783836556231
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208627874
Product Key Features
Book Title
Martius. the Book of Palms
Number of Pages
568 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Caribbean & Latin American, Individual Artists / Artists' Books, Plants / Trees, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Art
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.9 in
Item Weight
39.2 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-304901
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
A landmark in taxonomic description, botanical illustration and the realistic representation of species in the landscape.
Dewey Decimal
584.5
Edition Description
Multilanguage edition
Synopsis
On December 15, 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868), Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanic Garden, was carried to his grave in a coffin covered with fresh palm leaves. The fronds were a reference to his groundbreaking Natural History of Palms: a work in three volumes, published between 1823 and 1853. This encyclopedic treasury of 240 exquisite chromolithographic illustrations was based on von Martius's expeditions through Brazil and Peru. From 1817 to 1820, he traveled over 2,250 km (1,400 miles) through the Amazon basin to investigate natural history and native tribes with zoologist Johann Baptist von Spix. The result was an unrivaled catalogue 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. Von 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. Equally remarkable are the color landscapes showing various palms--often standing alone in simple and elegant beauty., 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., On December 15, 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868), Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanic Garden, was carried to his grave in a coffin covered with fresh palm leaves. The fronds were a reference to his groundbreaking Natural History of Palms: a work in three volumes, published between 1823 and 1853. This encyclopedic treasury of 240 exquisite chromolithographic illustrations was based on von Martius's expeditions through Brazil and Peru. From 1817 to 1820, he traveled over 2,250 km (1,400 miles) through the Amazon basin to investigate natural history and native tribes with zoologist Johann Baptist von Spix. The result was an unrivaled catalogue 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. Von 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. Equally remarkable are the color landscapes showing various palms-often standing alone in simple and elegant beauty.
LC Classification Number
QK495.P17
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- 10 Jan, 2019
Pretty illustration of world's palms
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Apr, 2020
Excellent book
Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: alibrisbooks
- 08 Sep, 2020
Book is for science based readers.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: romia31
- 04 Feb, 2021
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