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OverviewOn 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: H Walter LackPublisher: Taschen Imprint: Taschen Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 1.429kg ISBN: 9783836587822ISBN 10: 3836587823 Pages: 512 Publication Date: 15 May 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: Italian Table of ContentsReviewsA landmark in taxonomic description, botanical illustration and the realistic representation of species in the landscape. -- The Financial Times """A landmark in taxonomic description, botanical illustration and the realistic representation of species in the landscape.""-- ""The Financial Times""" Author InformationH. Walter Lack is a professor at the Free University of Berlin and former director of the Botanical Gardens and Botanical Museum in Berlin-Dahlem. A leading expert in the history of botany, his research focuses on the global transfer of useful and ornamental plants from a cultural historical perspective. He is the author of TASCHEN's Garden of Eden, The Book of Palms and Redout�. The Book of Flowers. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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