The Architecture of Trees
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"Any landscape architect worth their soil should pick up The Architecture of Trees , an all-encompassing atlas of all things tree-related."— The Architect's Newspaper An incredible book for anyone interested in trees, this botanical masterwork's new edition preserves the original magnificent illustrations and text, translated into English for the first time. Selected as an "Oprah's Favorite Things" pick upon its release, The Architecture of Trees is a gorgeous, large-format volume that features more than 550 exquisite quill-pen drawings of trees. The result of over twenty years of dedicated study by landscape architects Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi, this is a legendary and unsurpassed masterwork. This new edition’s features include: Each of the 212 tree species drawn to a scale of 1:100, with and without foliage. Tables of seasonal color variation and projections of shadows cast during the hours of daylight and season by season. Detailed and scientific drawings found in no other tree book. Considered a standard in many landscape architecture firms, this botany book’s drawings, essays, and charts are essential for large-scale landscaping projects and a helpful tool for backyard renovations. Landscape designers will think in new ways about the effect of seasons and the time of day on trees, and anyone interested in nature and trees will be captivated by the hand-drawn illustrations, each stunning in detail. An oversized, captivating coffee table book for lovers of art and nature illustrations, The Architecture of Trees "could be considered the Bible for tree lovers " ( Western Art & Architecture ). With its accurate drawings of trees and detailed looks at branches, leaves, and fruit, it also serves as a helpful tree identification book and a reference guide for landscape architecture, botany, dendrology, architecture, and illustration students. Review: Can’t believe this is a real book someone made - An utterly breathtaking book, full of meticulous illustrations of trees, with and without leaves, along with diagrams of their shadows through the year. I use it as inspiration for painting trees, but come back to it often just to admire the drawings. Review: Perfect gift for an arborist - Beautiful book and a perfect gift for my arborist father.
| Best Sellers Rank | #96,747 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #20 in Landscape Architecture (Books) #58 in Trees in Biological Sciences #164 in Outdoors & Nature Reference |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 549 Reviews |
L**E
Can’t believe this is a real book someone made
An utterly breathtaking book, full of meticulous illustrations of trees, with and without leaves, along with diagrams of their shadows through the year. I use it as inspiration for painting trees, but come back to it often just to admire the drawings.
K**S
Perfect gift for an arborist
Beautiful book and a perfect gift for my arborist father.
C**R
Helpful for winter ID
This book can help with winter identification when the leaves are gone. For example, the book has nice line drawings for both the red oak (Quercus rubra) and pin oak (Quercus palustris) that clearly show the pin oak has limbs and branches that are completely haywire and chaotic in comparison to the red oak. Most of the trees in the book aren't native to America, but many of our trees are no longer native because of pests and diseases. There are now many Asian and European native trees that line our streetscapes- katsura, zelkova, Japanese lilac, London Plane (a hybrid), European hornbeam, etc. Many of our non-native trees are illustrated in this book.
A**S
Marvellous drawings
Not only are the illustrations great, the explanations are worth reading and show us the wonderful complex world of trees
L**1
Beautiful book about trees
Beautiful book, so many lovely drawings of trees! Nice book as a gift or just keep in the family.
J**S
Beautiful trees
This is a gorgeous coffee table book. The illustrations are framable. Unfortunately I was looking more for a winter tree ID book. This didn’t fit the bill for me. If you like black and white drawings, this book is for you. Definitely worth the price.
D**N
Beautiful book
I bought this book as a Christmas gift for a family member. He loved it! The book is absolutely gorgeous with fantastic illustration. I highly recommend if you love trees, plants, and landscape architecture.
A**R
Excellent!
In depth detail. Specific information. Outstanding graphics and illustrations. Bought this as a gift for my girlfriend - who is a certified landscape designer and architect. She was blown away!!
M**O
Belleza extraordinaria
Este libro es hermoso de principio a fin. Una obra de arte!
C**E
Muy bonito
Me gusta mucho
J**E
Great Resource
Such a great book! I bought it for the detailed illustrations so I can learn how to draw trees. It lists the Latin name for trees. Really great resource for designers, landscapers, and illustrators.
C**E
Super fast delivery!
This book was well packaged and the o/seas delivery super fast. Superb content and drawings.
A**R
fantastic overview
A must have for architects and landscape architects, but especially architects such as myself, who have no idea about the specificity of different kinds trees and shrubs, and whose knowledge on the subject ends at the level of "green" or "evergreen", big or small. The illustrations in scale are absolutely fantastic and the entire publication is very luxurious and a pleasure to hold and look at.
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