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Birch
Buch von Anna Lewington
Sprache: Englisch

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Elegant, rich in history, and supremely useful, birches have played an extraordinary yet largely unrecognized part in shaping both our natural environment and the material culture and beliefs of millions of people around the world. Exploring birches' many uses, the ancient beliefs and folklore we associate with them, their abiding portrayal in literature and art, and their biology, Birch presents a fascinating overview of the cultural and ecological significance of these versatile trees. For thousands of years, birches have given the people of northern temperate forests and beyond raw materials in the form of leaves, twigs, branches, bark, wood, and sap--materials used not simply to survive, but to flourish and express identity in practical and spiritual ways. Tough, waterproof, and flexible, birch bark has been used for everything from basketry and clothing to housing, transport, musical instruments, and medicines, and even to communicate and record sacred beliefs: some of our most ancient Buddhist texts and other historic documents are written on birch bark. Birches have not only shaped regional indigenous cultures--for example, in the form of the Native American wigwam and the birch bark canoe--they also continue to be of global economic importance today. Featuring an arbor of illustrations and rich analyses, Birch is an enlightening look into the history and possible future of these beautiful trees.
Elegant, rich in history, and supremely useful, birches have played an extraordinary yet largely unrecognized part in shaping both our natural environment and the material culture and beliefs of millions of people around the world. Exploring birches' many uses, the ancient beliefs and folklore we associate with them, their abiding portrayal in literature and art, and their biology, Birch presents a fascinating overview of the cultural and ecological significance of these versatile trees. For thousands of years, birches have given the people of northern temperate forests and beyond raw materials in the form of leaves, twigs, branches, bark, wood, and sap--materials used not simply to survive, but to flourish and express identity in practical and spiritual ways. Tough, waterproof, and flexible, birch bark has been used for everything from basketry and clothing to housing, transport, musical instruments, and medicines, and even to communicate and record sacred beliefs: some of our most ancient Buddhist texts and other historic documents are written on birch bark. Birches have not only shaped regional indigenous cultures--for example, in the form of the Native American wigwam and the birch bark canoe--they also continue to be of global economic importance today. Featuring an arbor of illustrations and rich analyses, Birch is an enlightening look into the history and possible future of these beautiful trees.
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Anna Lewington is an ethnobotanist and writer, specializing in the importance of plants to people. She is the author of Plants for People and a coauthor of Ancient Trees: Trees That Live for a Thousand Years, among other books.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Medium: Buch
Reihe: Botanical
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781789140118
ISBN-10: 1789140110
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Lewington, Anna
Hersteller: Reaktion Books
Botanical
Abbildungen: 100 illustrations, 80 in colour
Maße: 223 x 146 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Anna Lewington
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.11.2018
Gewicht: 0,567 kg
Artikel-ID: 112927966
Über den Autor
Anna Lewington is an ethnobotanist and writer, specializing in the importance of plants to people. She is the author of Plants for People and a coauthor of Ancient Trees: Trees That Live for a Thousand Years, among other books.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Medium: Buch
Reihe: Botanical
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781789140118
ISBN-10: 1789140110
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Lewington, Anna
Hersteller: Reaktion Books
Botanical
Abbildungen: 100 illustrations, 80 in colour
Maße: 223 x 146 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Anna Lewington
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.11.2018
Gewicht: 0,567 kg
Artikel-ID: 112927966
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