Silva: British Trees - Hardcover

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9780091867881: Silva: British Trees
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0091867886 ISBN 13: 9780091867881
Publisher: Random House UK, 1999

Synopsis

This is a celebration of trees in Britain, with the focus principally on the native species. It brings together numerous topics, with chapters concerning their evolution, their sociological, economic and cultural influences on man, the diversity of manifestations within individual species, and the interrelationships between the various species. There is fascinating material on trees in myth and legend, on the herbal and medicinal uses of trees, on woodland crafts and industries, and on tree planting, conservation and management. It is highly readable, full of accurate and scholarly information, and profusely and splendidly illustrated with hundreds of new photographs and archive illustrations.

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About the Author

Archie Miles has built a reputation in the tree world, frequently writing, photographing and lecturing for both the Tree Council and the Woodland Trust. He also has his own picture archive with over 100,000 images of trees and tree-related subjects.

Review

"There are people, myself included, who are unaccountably unmoved by the beauty of flowers and for whom trees are the plants of choice. For tree fanciers, a book such as Archie Miles's "Silva: The Tree in Britain" has been a long time coming. This is an arboreal "Flora Britannica" - a compendium of tree lore as well as natural history, with essays on trees in myth and legend, woodland crafts and the evolution of Britain's forests" -- Michael Prodger * Sunday Telegraph * "Silva has to be one of the best country books of the year, combining the opulent quality of a coffee-table book with the depth of information of a reference work. It is also a lively read. It is liberally illustrated with superb photographs, which convey a powerful sense of the relationship between trees and their surroundings. With the millennium giving a renewed focus to tree planting, this book is a timely reminder of the importance of native trees in our countryside." -- Noel Kingsbury * Country Life *

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Publisher
Random House UK
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0091867886
ISBN 13 
9780091867881
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
416
Editor
Miles Archie
Rating
  • 4.53 out of 5 stars
    17 ratings by Goodreads