{"product_id":"taschen-martius-the-book-of-palms-45th-ed","title":"Martius. The Book of Palms. 45th Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ean epic Amazonian journey through Brazil and Peru\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom 1817 to 1820, German botanist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarl von Martius\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e compiled a catalogue of all known genera of palm trees. This encyclopedic work, reproduced in our volume, is a jewel of 19th-century botany and is celebrated for its detailed classifications, maps, color landscapes and diagrams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrees of paradise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncredible illustrations of tropical palm trees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eOn December 15, 1868,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868)\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanic Garden, was carried to his grave in a coffin covered with fresh palm leaves. The fronds were a reference to his groundbreaking\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNatural History of Palms: a work in three volumes\u003c\/em\u003e, published between 1823 and 1853.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis encyclopedic treasury of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e240 exquisite chromolithographic illustrations\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewas based on von Martius’s expeditions through Brazil and Peru. From 1817 to 1820, he traveled over\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2,250 km (1,400 miles) through the Amazon basin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto investigate natural history and native tribes with zoologist Johann Baptist von Spix.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result was an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunrivaled catalogue of all known genera of the palm family\u003c\/strong\u003e, outlining the modern classification of palms, describing all the palms of Brazil, and producing the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efirst maps of palm biogeography\u003c\/strong\u003e. Von Martius’s folio is unusual in its inclusion of cross-sectioned diagrams, conveying the architecture of these mighty trees, which central Europeans would have found hard to imagine accurately. Equally remarkable are the color landscapes showing various palms—often standing alone in\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esimple and elegant beauty\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eH. Walter Lack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a professor at the Free University of Berlin and former director of the Botanical Gardens and Botanical Museum in Berlin-Dahlem. A leading expert in the history of botany, his research focuses on the global transfer of useful and ornamental plants from a cultural historical perspective. He is the author of TASCHEN’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGarden of Eden,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Palms\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRedouté. The Book of Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eMartius. The Book of Palms. 45th Ed.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e6.1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e8.5\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e2.49 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e512 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-8781-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51918703296813,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/SHOPIFYTaschenCovers_a1a4efd1-6b78-49d0-9676-dfb08ea73ba0.png?v=1773775090","url":"https:\/\/peepasgiftstore.com\/products\/taschen-martius-the-book-of-palms-45th-ed","provider":"Peepa's Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}