by ThomasPakenham (Author)
With this astonishing collection of tree portraits, Thomas Pakenham produced a new kind of tree book. The arrangement owed little to conventional botany. The sixty trees were grouped according to their own strong personalities: Natives, Travellers, Shrines, Fantasies and Survivors. From the ancient native trees, many of which are huge and immeasurably old, to the exotic newcomers from Europe, the East and North America, Meetings with Remarkable Trees captures the history and beauty of these entrancing living structures. Common to all these trees is their power to inspire awe and wonder. Meetings with Remarkable Trees was a lovingly researched book, beautifully illustrated with colour photographs, engravings and maps ' a moving testimonial to the Earth's largest and oldest living structures.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: 2
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 11 Oct 2001
ISBN 10: 1841880868
ISBN 13: 9781841880860
Book Overview: For sheer impact nothing has equalled Thomas Pakenham s photographs, fierce and ethereal Simon Jenkins, Book of the Year, Sunday Times a marvellous collection of photographs ... an eminently readable, intelligent book. Independent a book of translucent beauty... Sunday Times entrancing...utterly beguiling... Mail on Sunday