Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape

Oliver Rackham:

ISBN 10: 0460041835 / ISBN 13: 9780460041836

Published by London: J M Dent & sons, 1976., 1976

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape
• Publisher: London: J M Dent & sons, 1976.
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0460041835
• ISBN 13: 9780460041836
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Long accepted as the best work on the subject, this is both a comprehensive history of Britain's woodlands and a field guide that presents trees individually and as part of the landscape. Extending from prehistoric times up to the Middle Ages, it also describes the subsequent decline until the present century. "This is the book that felled the romantic clich of sylvan England...There are heroes in this book as much as in any history, but they are ancient oaks and beeches and hornbeams..."—Simon Schama. "...a classic..."—Country Life. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4. 61 B&W Illustrations

About the Author

Dr Oliver Rackham is a botanist and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. An acknowledged authority on the British countryside, especially trees, woodlands and pasture. THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE won the 1986 Angel Literary Award, the Sir Peter Kent Conservation Prize and the Natural World Book of the Year Award.