About the book: Following an epic journey into the Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon, the German botanist von Martius created an extraordinary catalog of all known palm genera. This encyclopedic treasure is a jewel of 19th-century botany, distinguished by its meticulous classification as well as its maps, colorful landscapes, and cross-section diagrams, through which one can admire the architecture of these majestic trees.
Biography: H. Walter Lack is a professor at Freie Universität Berlin and was, until August 2014, director at the Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. He is one of the foremost experts in the history of botany and has researched, in particular, the cultural-historical consequences of the global transfer of useful and ornamental plants. At TASCHEN, he has published A Garden of Eden, The Book of Palms, and Redouté. The Book of Flowers.
Pages: 512
AUTHOR: H. Walter Lack
First published: 15/05/2022
Language of the book: Multilingual (English, French, German)
Edition: INT
ISBN: 978-3-8365-8781-5
Themes: Classics
Dimensions: 15.6 cm x 21.7 cm, Weight 1.13 kg
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