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Part travel-worn science, part dendrology textbook, this classic forestry timber treatise belongs to the great 19th century forestry tradition, when botany, industry, and national expansion were tightly entwined. Michaux, one of the era's most influential plant explorers, records the forests of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia with the authority of firsthand study, supported by illustrated botanical plates that sharpen recognition and invite slow, appreciative looking. Alongside its American focus, it also opens a window onto european forest trees, giving readers a comparative sense of species, materials, and cultivation across continents. For makers, it reads like a woodworkers timber species guide; for libraries and classrooms, a dependable forestry students reference; for collectors, a cornerstone of any classic natural history collection.
Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.
Part travel-worn science, part dendrology textbook, this classic forestry timber treatise belongs to the great 19th century forestry tradition, when botany, industry, and national expansion were tightly entwined. Michaux, one of the era's most influential plant explorers, records the forests of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia with the authority of firsthand study, supported by illustrated botanical plates that sharpen recognition and invite slow, appreciative looking. Alongside its American focus, it also opens a window onto european forest trees, giving readers a comparative sense of species, materials, and cultivation across continents. For makers, it reads like a woodworkers timber species guide; for libraries and classrooms, a dependable forestry students reference; for collectors, a cornerstone of any classic natural history collection.
Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Technik allg. |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Titel: | The North American Sylva; Or, A Description Of The Forest Trees Of The United States, Canada And Nova Scotia. Considered Particularly With Respect To Their Use In The Arts And Their Introduction Into Commerce. To Which Is Added A Description Of The Most U |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9789354505980 |
| ISBN-10: | 9354505988 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | André Michaux, F. |
| Hersteller: | Alpha Editions |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 17 mm |
| Von/Mit: | F. André Michaux |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 06.04.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,468 kg |
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