
Seeds: Time Capsules of Life
Rob Kesseler(Author)
Papadakis (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 22. May 2014
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-1-906506-52-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Millennium Seed Bank Project is the largest conservation project ever conceived. It will appeal to scientists, artists and photographers alike. Art and science collaborate on a fascinating story with extraordinary images in a highly-acclaimed book. Seeds, the most complex organs produced by plants, ensure the biodiversity of our planet. They vary from the impressive Seychelles nut that weighs twenty kilos to the dust-like seeds of the orchids. The evolution of their highly sophisticated structures from prehistoric times to today makes fascinating reading as do the wiles plants use to attract and deceive their chosen pollinators. The extraordinary images that accompany this story provide an unprecedented presentation of the magnificent diversity of seeds in all their exquisite beauty and sophistication. Fruits are the keepers of the precious seeds that ensure our future; some are edible, others inedible and many, quite simply, incredible.
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Edition
Compact ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Newbury
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
full colour throughout, includes photographs
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-906506-52-0 (9781906506520)
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Person
Rob Kesseler is a visual artist and Professor of Ceramic Art & Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. From 2001-2004 he was NESTA Fellow at Kew and continues to work with Wolfgang Stuppy on an examination of microscopic plant material. Wolfgang Stuppy is the seed morphologist for the Millennium Seed Bank Project at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.