{"product_id":"b09dt47fgv","title":"The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeautiful, useful, inspirational  BBC Wildlife Book of the Month\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA delight on every page  Evening Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1664, the 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSilvologist Gabriel Hemery explains what trees really  mean  to us culturally, environmentally and economically in the first part of the book. These chapters are followed by forty-four detailed tree portrait sections that describe the history and the features of trees such as oak, elm, beech, hornbeam, willow, fir, pine, juniper, plane, apple and pear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe pages of  The New Sylva  are brought to life with truly breathtaking artwork from artist and co-author Sarah Simblet, who captures the delicacy, strength and beauty of the trees through the seasons in 200 exquisite drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an interplay of black and red type on creamy paper,  The New Sylva  recalls all the charm of traditional bookmaking. And at a moment when it is vitally important for us to rediscover how to treasure our trees, the time for this visionary, beautiful book is now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition comes with illustrated endpapers and a ribbon marker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67936824492068,"sku":"YSL37475","price":14.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/2614\/7620\/files\/91jCCGEjImL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793262564","url":"https:\/\/booktavero.com\/products\/b09dt47fgv","provider":"BookTavero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}