Scottish Plant Lore

An Illustrated Flora

Gregory J. Kenicer (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

184 Seiten

2020
Birlinn Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78027-690-8 (ISBN)

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Scotland’s plants define its landscape. Drawing together traditional knowledge from archives and oral histories with the work of some of the country’s finest botanical artists, this book is a magnificent celebration of the enormous wealth of Scottish plant lore.

Scotland’s plants define its landscape – from the heather moorlands of its iconic habitats to the weeds and a garden plants of its towns and cities. Plants have shaped the country’s domestic economy and culture over centuries, providing resources for agriculture and industry as well as food, drink and medicines. They have even inspired children’s games and been used as components in magical charms

Drawing together traditional knowledge from archives and oral histories with the work of some of the country’s finest botanical artists, this book is a magnificent celebration of the enormous wealth of Scottish plant lore.

Dr Greg Kenicer is a botanist at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden. His PhD looked at DNA, diversity and evolution of pulses. After its completion he returned to Edinburgh and joined RBGE’s thriving education department, where he has worked ever since.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.04.2020
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	200 x 150 mm
Gewicht	1033 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
ISBN-10	1-78027-690-7 / 1780276907
ISBN-13	978-1-78027-690-8 / 9781780276908
Zustand	Neuware