Seeds: Time Capsules of Life - Couverture rigide

Kesseler, Rob

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1906506523 ISBN 13 : 9781906506520

Editeur : Papadakis, 2014

Synopsis

The Millennium Seed Bank Project is the largest conservation project ever conceived. It will appeal to scientists, artists and photographers alike. Art and science collaborate on a fascinating story with extraordinary images in a highly-acclaimed book. Seeds, the most complex organs produced by plants, ensure the biodiversity of our planet. They vary from the impressive Seychelles nut that weighs twenty kilos to the dust-like seeds of the orchids. The evolution of their highly sophisticated structures from prehistoric times to today makes fascinating reading as do the wiles plants use to attract and deceive their chosen pollinators. The extraordinary images that accompany this story provide an unprecedented presentation of the magnificent diversity of seeds in all their exquisite beauty and sophistication. Fruits are the keepers of the precious seeds that ensure our future; some are edible, others inedible and many, quite simply, incredible.

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À propos de l'auteur

Rob Kesseler is a visual artist and Professor of Ceramic Art & Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. From 2001-2004 he was NESTA Fellow at Kew and continues to work with Wolfgang Stuppy on an examination of microscopic plant material. Wolfgang Stuppy is the seed morphologist for the Millennium Seed Bank Project at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Papadakis
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1906506523
• ISBN 13: 9781906506520
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 264
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• Personne responsable: non disponible