The World's Richest Floral Kingdom: South Africa's Botanical Wonderland - Couverture rigide

Hoberman, Gerald

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1919939504 ISBN 13 : 9781919939506

Editeur : The Gerald & Marc Hoberman Collection, 2009

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Gerald Hoberman, founder of the world-renowned Hoberman Collection, and hisson, Marc, who heads their London office, are master photographers, authors, designers and specialist publishers of distinction. Their vast and ever-growing collection of photographically illustrated books and photographs is widely published and in constant demand. Their books are to be found in many important libraries including that of Her Majesty The Queen, the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. and the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Their clients include Her Majesty's Fortress the Tower of London, Hampton Court, St Paul's Cathedral and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. John Manning is a botanist at the South African National Biodiversity Institute in Cape Town and is a world authority on the South African flora, with a particular interest in popularising southern Africa's wildflowers. His awards include the Botanical Society of South Africa Marloth Medal (2005) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal Convocation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Science, Industry and Technology (2006).

Présentation de l'éditeur

South Africa's forests, savannas, shrublands and grasslands are home to some 22,000 species of wildflowers, many of great beauty. Proteas with flower heads like painted cups or bristling pincushions jostle for space in the fynbos shrublands among brush-like reeds and heathers studded with shiny tubular florets. Curiously shaped succulents, many bearing glossy flowers that reflect the midday glare, thrive in the drier parts; and a host of colourful bulbs and annual herbs brighten the spring countryside. The region may account for as much as 10 per cent of the world's wildflower species, and each year sees the addition of newly discovered species to the growing list. This delightful little volume is the collaboration of the celebrated photographer Gerald Hoberman and Dr John Manning, a world-renowned authority on the South African flora.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Gerald & Marc Hoberman Collection
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1919939504
• ISBN 13: 9781919939506
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible