The new Sylva : a discourse of forest and orchard trees for the twenty-first century
Hemery, Gabriel2014
Book
In 1664, horticulturist and diarist John Evelyn wrote 'Sylva', the first comprehensive study of British trees. It was also the world's earliest forestry book, and the first book ever published by the Royal Society. Evelyn's elegant prose has a lot to tell us today, but the world has changed dramatically since his day. Now authors Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet, taking inspiration from the original work, have masterfully created a contemporary version - 'The New Sylva'. The result is a fabulous resource that describes all of the most important species of tree that populate our landscape.
Main title:
The new Sylva : a discourse of forest and orchard trees for the twenty-first century / Gabriel Hemery, Sarah Simblet.
Author:
Hemery, Gabriel, authorSimblet, Sarah, author, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Collation:
400 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:
9781408835449 (hbk)
Dewey class:
582.1'6'0941
Language:
English
BRN:
261250