Author : Stephen A. Spongberg
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 15,23 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Stephen Spongberg's vividly written and lavishly illustrated travel story of trees and shrubs tells of intrepid explorers who journeyed to the far corners of the globe and brought back to Europe and North America a wealth of exotic plant species.
Author : Chris Tonelli
Publisher : Birds
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,32 MB
Release : 2010
Category : American poetry
ISBN : 9780982617700
Poetry. "Full of the will and the weather, that great skeptic Wallace Stevens walked to work and wrote his poems, poems you may well already love and believe. (Good, as they say, for you.) And as for Chris Tonelli, he walks in that integrity: read him, and be merciful unto yourself. His foot standeth in an even place. This book'll make you bloom"--Graham Foust.
Author : Sonja Dümpelmann
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 31,62 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Landscape architecture
ISBN : 9780884024903
Landscapes for Sport explores the intersection of place, body cultures, and politics. With a focus on outdoor spaces designed and used for exercise and sports since the early modern period, this volume uncovers the relevance and meanings of the overlooked landscapes that often constitute significant areas of open space in and outside our cities.
Author : Stephen A. Spongberg
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 26,49 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Stephen Spongberg's vividly written and lavishly illustrated travel story of trees and shrubs tells of intrepid explorers who journeyed to the far corners of the globe and brought back to Europe and North America a wealth of exotic plant species.
Author : Jane Brown
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 23,79 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781567923124
"From the towering Burmese magnificum, with its three-foot-diameter trunk and its masses of sweet-smelling purple flowers, to the potted pink azalea, glowing like a burning bush on the backyard garden patio, Rhododendron is a genus of infinite variety and beauty. There are 1,025 known species: it is a native of the snows of the Himalayas and the swamps of the Carolinas, the jungles of Borneo and the island inlets of Japan. It is also one of the oldest of plants - many believe the dove that returned to Noah's ark was carrying a rhododendron sprig - although it has been known to western horticulture for only 300 years. The curious history of Westerners and rhododendrons is full of swashbuckling plant collectors and visionary gardeners, colonial violence and ecological destruction, stunning botanical successes and bitter business disappointments. And it is here related with consummate skill by Jane Brown, an English garden writer."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Caz Buckingham
Publisher : Fine Feather Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,65 MB
Release : 2019-03
Category : Trees
ISBN : 9781908489388
This is an exciting new look at the fascinating world of many common trees. The book is arranged alphabetically and includes lively species descriptions as well as information about all the animals and plants associated with the trees. Arresting and immersive spreads also help to transport you into the magical world of the forest. This series builds into a first nature library that will be treasured by children for years to come.
Author : Matthew Sleeth
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,9 MB
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0735291764
This groundbreaking walk through Scripture by former physician and carpenter Dr. Matthew Sleeth makes the convincing case that trees reveal more about God and faith than you ever imagined. “Christians looking to reconnect to the natural world will relish Sleeth’s passionate call to Christian stewardship of the Earth.”—Publishers Weekly Fifteen years ago, Matthew Sleeth believed that science and logic held the answers to everything. But when tragedy struck, he opened the Bible for the first time and was surprised to find that God chose to tell the gospel story through a trail of trees. There’s a tree on the first page of Genesis, in the first psalm, on the first page of the New Testament, and on the last page of Revelation. The Bible’s wisdom is referred to as a tree of life. Every major biblical character and every major theological event has a tree marking the spot. A tree was the only thing that could kill Jesus—and the only thing Jesus ever harmed. Reforesting Faith is the rare book that builds bridges by connecting those who love the Creator with creation and those who love creation with the Creator. Join Dr. Sleeth as he explores the wonders of life, death, and rebirth through the trail of trees in Scripture. Once you discover the hidden language of trees, your walk through the woods—and through Scripture—will never be the same.
Author : D. Fairchild Ruggles
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,89 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.).
ISBN : 9780884024224
Sound and Scent in the Garden explores the experiences of sound and smell as dimensions of garden design. The contributors explore the sensory experience of gardens as places and demonstrate a wide variety of approaches to apply to the study of sensory history.
Author : Diana Wells
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
Release : 2010-01-19
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1565129695
Diana Wells, author of 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names now turns her attention to something bigger—our deep-rooted relationship with trees. As she investigates the names and meanings of trees, telling their legends and lore, she reminds us of just how innately bound we are to these protectors of our planet. Since the human race began, we have depended on them for food, shade, shelter and fuel, not to mention furniture, musical instruments, medicine utensils and more. Wells has a remarkable ability to dig up the curious and the captivating: At one time, a worm found in a hazelnut prognosticated ill fortune. Rowan trees were planted in churchyards to prevent the dead from rising from their graves. Greek arrows were soaked in deadly yew, and Shakespeare’s witches in Macbeth used “Gall of goat and slips of Yew” to make their lethal brew. One bristlecone pine, at about 4,700 years old, is thought to be the oldest living plant on earth. All this and more can be found in the beautifully illustrated pages (themselves born of birch bark!) of 100 Trees.
Author : Anatole Tchikine
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 10,88 MB
Release : 2021-06-08
Category :
ISBN : 9780884024781
Military Landscapes seeks to develop a nuanced definition of military landscapes under the framework of landscape theory. It moves beyond discussions of infrastructure and battlefields, shifting the focus instead to often overlooked factors, highlighting the historical character of militarized environments as inherently gendered and racialized.
