Yew
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Botanical
ISBN-10
1789147212
ISBN-13
9781789147216
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Imprint
Reaktion Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 1st, 2023
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
420 grams
Dimensions
13.90 x 21.70 x 1.40 cms
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A beautifully illustrated botanical and cultural history of the yew.
Europe’s most ancient species of tree, the yew has many unique characteristics: it is a ‘conifer’ without resin or cones, and though it has an extraordinarily low rate of photosynthesis, it can grow where other plants wither and die. It was in the Palaeolithic Era that humans were ?rst struck by the yew’s regenerative powers and began to associate it with concepts of life, death, the afterlife and eternity. Yew trees can be found at the sacred sites of Native Americans and Buddhists, and Shinto shrines in Japan, as well as in Christian churchyards, where they became a symbol of the Resurrection. Now available in paperback, this richly illustrated cultural and natural history includes the latest scienti?c discoveries about a most remarkable tree.
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