Wilson's China: A Century on - Hardcover

Flanagan, Mr Mark; Kirkham, Tony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1842463942 ISBN 13: 9781842463949

Verlag: Kew Publishing, 2009

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Book by Flanagan Mark Kirkham Tony

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Reseña del editor:

Ernest Wilson was the foremost plant collector of his generation, responsible for introducing over 1,000 species to our gardens in the West. The authors of this book reveal Wilson's adventures through excerpts from his own writing as well as describing their own experiences tracing his journeys in the wilds of China today. Wilson's legacy includes glass plate photographs taken in Sichuan at the beginning of the 20th century depicting landscapes, villages, river scenes, people and plants, veteran and exceptional trees. Armed with copies of these images and with the help of Chinese guides and local knowledge, the authors retraced Wilson's footsteps, taking photographs themselves. The result, a splendid series of `then and now' images, is a key feature of this informative homage to a great plant hunter. Further photographs provide a fascinating insight into the changes and continuities in China over a hundred year period, and offer a captivating glimpse of people and places in the remote province of Sichuan.

Biografía del autor:

Mark Flanagan is Keeper of the Gardens at Windsor Great Park. Tony Kirkham is head of the Arboretum and horticultural services at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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• Verlag: Kew Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1842463942
• ISBN 13: 9781842463949
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256