Tree-Talk: Memories, Myths and Timeless Customs
Boyer, Marie-France
ISBN 10: 0500017298 ISBN 13: 9780500017296
Published by Thames & Hudson, 1996
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Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # X10H-0684
Synopsis:
Trees form landscapes, mark crossroads, inspire architecture, have provided us and our ancestors with shelter, food and wood. They are witnesses and momentoes of events and centuries before our time. Special or sacred trees are common to all human societies, past or present. This book contains unusual images of trees - photographs, sculptures, engravings, paintings and drawings. It shows us monumental trees, nature's ancient sculptures; symbolic trees of mythology, such as the Tree of Knowledge; tree-shrines covered in votive offerings - a practice still carried on today in Europe, not far from cities such as Paris, Exeter and Brussels. There are trees distorted into extraordinary shapes by environment or human interference, and elaborate tree-houses, arbours and avenues.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Tree-Talk: Memories, Myths and Timeless ...
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included