The Heritage Trees: Britain and Northern Ireland - Couverture rigide

Stokes, Jon; Rodger, Donald

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1841199591 ISBN 13 : 9781841199597

Editeur : Constable, 2004

Synopsis

Rushing about our lives, we mostly take our trees for granted. Yet they shape the world around us, our countryside, towns and villages, public spaces and private gardens, bearing silent witness to our ever changing world. Some specimens are as important to our heritage as the greatest of our stately homes, and each has its own story to tell. This collection of portraits from around the United Kingdom records 88 individual trees of outstanding cultural and heritage value. Some have traditionally been special meeting places or boundary markers, like the Tortworth Chestnut that sprang from a nut planted during the reign of King Egbert in ad 800, or the wind-blasted hawthorn 'wishing tree' in the wilds of Argyll, encrusted with coins pressed into its bark by generations of superstitious travellers. Others tell a more human story. Rizzio's Chestnut was planted by the Italian lover of Mary, Queen of Scots, not long before he was murdered by her jealous second husband. While the rare layering beech at Kilravock Castle became known as the 'Kissing Beech' after the illicit embraces by a member of the owner's family and a housemaid under its spreading arms. All the trees featured are accessible to the public - from the original Bramley to the loneliest tree in Scotland. Each one has been designated a national monument by The Tree Council, as part of its campaign to gain special protection status for heritage trees. Combining striking full-colour photography with a range of archival sources and illustrations, from the Middle Ages to the present day, Jon Stokes and Donald Rodger bring to life for a new generation the rich history and legends surrounding these 'green monuments'.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Archie Miles has previously worked as an assistant to renowned Time & Life photojournalist Brian Seed throughout the UK. He began to write professionally with articles on country/travel matters for magazines such as Country Talk and The Countryman. He has authored, photographed and project managed several books on trees, including Common British Trees, Great British Trees, Heritage Trees of Scotland, Heritage Trees of Britain & Northern Ireland, The Trees that made Britain, and The Hidden Trees of Britain. Archie has appeared on live and recorded radio programmes across various regions and featured in two programmes of the first series of The Trees that made Britain - BBC2 (2006).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Constable
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1841199591
• ISBN 13: 9781841199597
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible