The Tree
Meaning and Myth
Published on 6. December 2012
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-84822-124-6 (ISBN)
Description
Trees - actual, mythical and metaphorical - are at the heart of mankind's relationship with the natural and supernatural world, a relationship that serves as a powerful index of both ecological and spiritual well-being. This fascinating book surveys the meaning of trees: historical, cultural, scientific and artistic.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 259 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84822-124-6 (9781848221246)
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Person
Frances Carey is Senior Consultant for Public Engagement at the British Museum. She was Head of National Programmes and Deputy Keeper of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum. She is the author and co-author of numerous books including The Apocalypse and the Shape of Things to Come, Modern Scandinavian Prints, German Printmaking in the Age of Goethe, Collecting the 20th Century, Avant-Garde British Printmaking 1914-1960 and The Print in Germany 1880-1933.
Content
Contents: Introduction: The significance of trees in the evolution of the planet; The survival of fossil 'forests'; our fascination with our primeval past; Part 1: Chapter 1: The classification and cultivation of trees, from Mesopotamia to Kew; Groves and forests in legend and fact; deforestation past and present; Chapter 2: Trees of Life - ancient, modern and shamanistic; Christian symbolism from Europe, the Americas and Africa;Trees as artistic and poetic devices from ancient times to present day. Part 2: Profiles of twenty-five trees, arranged alphabetically according to their Latin names; includes Baobab (Adansonia); Birch (Betula); Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera); Box (Buxus); Cedar (Cedrus); Coconut (Cocos nucifera); Hawthorn (Crataegus); Cypress (Cupressus); Eucalypt (Eucalyptus); Fig (Ficus); Ash (Fraxinus); Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); Lignum vitae (Guaiacum); Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); Apple (Malus); Mulberry (Morus); Olive (Olea europea); Pine (Pinus); Poplar (Populus); Plum, Apricot, Peach and Cherry (Prunus); Oak (Quercus); Salix (Willow); Yew (Taxus); Cocoa (Theobroma cacao); Jujube (Ziziphus); Further Reading, Index.