{"product_id":"the-new-sylva-gabriel-hemery-9781526640109","title":"The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beautiful, useful, inspirational\" \u003ci\u003eBBC Wildlife Book of the Month\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A delight on every page\" \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1664, the horticulturist and diarist John Evelyn wrote \u003ci\u003eSylva\u003c\/i\u003e, the first comprehensive study of British trees. It was also the world's earliest forestry book, and the first book ever published by the Royal Society. Evelyn's elegant prose has a lot to tell us today, but the world has changed dramatically since his day. Now authors Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet, taking inspiration from the original work, have masterfully created a contemporary version - \u003ci\u003eThe New Sylva\u003c\/i\u003e. The result is a fabulous resource that describes all of the most important species of tree that populate our landscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSilvologist Gabriel Hemery explains what trees really \u003ci\u003emean \u003c\/i\u003eto us culturally, environmentally and economically in the first part of the book. These chapters are followed by forty-four detailed tree portrait sections that describe the history and the features of trees such as oak, elm, beech, hornbeam, willow, fir, pine, juniper, plane, apple and pear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe pages of \u003ci\u003eThe New Sylva \u003c\/i\u003eare brought to life with truly breathtaking artwork from artist and co-author Sarah Simblet, who captures the delicacy, strength and beauty of the trees through the seasons in 200 exquisite drawings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an interplay of black and red type on creamy paper, \u003ci\u003eThe New Sylva \u003c\/i\u003erecalls all the charm of traditional bookmaking. And at a moment when it is vitally important for us to rediscover how to treasure our trees, the time for this visionary, beautiful book is now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis edition comes with illustrated endpapers and a ribbon marker. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabriel Hemery, Sarah Simblet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526640104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526640109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 8.50w x 1.70d","brand":"Gabriel Hemery","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046500495615,"sku":"9781526640109","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0dd44b35-975f-48e2-b942-8da36976a01c.jpg?v=1684984899","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-sylva-gabriel-hemery-9781526640109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}