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Leonardi, Cesare, author.
Stagi, Franca, author.
Danford, Natalie, translator.
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Orsini, Giulio, writer of introduction.
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Leonardi, Cesare. Architettura degli alberi.
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Trees -- Pictorial works.
Ornamental trees -- Pictorial works.
Trees in winter -- Pictorial works.
Trees -- Europe.
Tree introduction -- Europe.
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The Architecture of trees / Cesare Leonardi, Franca Stagi ; foreword by Laura Conti ; introduction by Augusto Pirola ; translated from the Italian by Natalie Danford.
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Leonardi, Cesare, author.
, Stagi, Franca, author.
, Danford, Natalie, translator.
, Pirola, Augusto, writer of introduction.
, Orsini, Giulio, writer of introduction.
, Cavani, Andrea (Architect) writer of introduction.
, Leonardi, Cesare. Architettura degli alberi.
Hudson, New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2019]
Description:
421 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 39 x 27 cm + bookmark (37 x 10 cm)
Edition:
First English edition.
Contents:
Introduction to the new edition / Andrea Cavani, Giulio Orsini -- Foreword / Laura Conti -- The origins of botanical illustration / Augusto Pirola -- The city, green space, and the architecture of trees / Franca Stagi -- Shade analysis -- Color analysis -- Summary of families, genera, and species illustrated in this book, their places of origin, and the era when they were first grown in Europe -- Gymnosperms -- Dicotyledonous angiosperms -- Monocotyledonous angiosperms -- Detail drawings -- Alphabetical index of families -- Era when each species was first grown in Europe -- Origin and etymology of the names of genera illustrated or mentioned in this book -- Meanings of the names of illustrated species -- Glossary of terms -- Alphabetical index of Latin names of genera and species illustrated or mentioned in this book -- Alphabetical index of common names of species.
Summary:
"The Architecture of Trees is a legendary botanical masterwork, presenting more than 550 exquisitely detailed quill-pen illustrations of 212 tree species, with and without foliage, and at a scale of 1:100. This landmark study, now in English for the first time, is a stunning reference for architects, designers, botanists, and all those fascinated by nature and trees."--Cover page 4.
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Illustrated works.
Botanical illustration.
Pictorial works.
Illustrated works.
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Translation of: L'Architettura degli alberi.
Bookmark, laid in, is printed with two rulers scaled to the drawings in the volume: 5 feet = 1.5 cm and 1 meter = 1.0 cm.
In English; translated from the Italian.
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