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Bark: The Formation, Characteristics, and Uses of Bark Around the World

Door Ghillean Tolmie Prance e.a.

Categorie	Bomen & Bos
Boeknummer	#366551-KH18
Titel	Bark: The Formation, Characteristics, and Uses of Bark Around the World
Auteur	Prance, Ghillean Tolmie & Anne E. Prance & Kjell B. Sandved (photographs)
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Portland/Cambridge : Timber Press
Jaar van uitgave	1993
ISBN10	0881922625
ISBN13	9780881922622
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original brown boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous photographs in colour, square (circa 26x26cm).
Samenvatting	Hundreds of books have been written on trees, their flowers, leaves, and fruit, but until now none had been written with special emphasis on bark. This incredibly fascinating book detailing the formation, characteristics, and uses of bark around the world demonstrates that what we often think of as a dull, plain covering for trees is, in fact, an amazingly varied and subtly beautiful part of nature that provides humans, insects, and animals with a multitude of important products. Bark is much more than a protective covering for a tree; it is an influential part of our everyday lives. In an easy-to-read style, the authors discuss the structure and function of bark, the unique qualities in bark that make tree identification possible, and the ingenious ways bark has adapted to a hostile envi... (Lees verder)ronment. Separate chapters on bark-derived products - such as tannin, resin, latex, medicine and poison, various hallucinatory compounds, flavorings for food, and cork - illustrate the diverse and creative ways in which bark has been put to use. From making cloth and canoes to providing fuel and fiber, people around the world have found bark to be both beautiful and beneficial. And in the world of insects and animals, bark functions as camouflage, food, and home for a variety of creatures.
Pagina's	174
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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