Chromatic herbarium
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Massimo Gardone with Alessandra Muran has produced a volume that is many things: a living and vivid herbarium of nature's colors with elements collected and photographed while still fresh, but also an evocative photo book capable of enhancing with the eye of the graphic artist the colors and "pantone" of petals, leaves, branches and other elements of nature. The texts(...)
Chromatic herbarium
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Massimo Gardone with Alessandra Muran has produced a volume that is many things: a living and vivid herbarium of nature's colors with elements collected and photographed while still fresh, but also an evocative photo book capable of enhancing with the eye of the graphic artist the colors and "pantone" of petals, leaves, branches and other elements of nature. The texts accompanying this research are an essay by Francesco Messina and reflections by landscape designer Matteo Lacivita who starts from the naturalistic observation of colors to also talk about painting, music and other art forms that color really cannot do without.
Fauna and flora
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In ''The Deorhord'', Hana Videen presents a glittering Old English bestiary of animals real and imaginary, big and small, ordinary and extraordinary—the good, the bad, and the downright baffling. The curious stories behind these words provide vivid insights into the language, literature, and lives of those who spoke Old English—the language of Beowulf—more than a thousand years ago.
The deorhord: An Old English bestiary
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In ''The Deorhord'', Hana Videen presents a glittering Old English bestiary of animals real and imaginary, big and small, ordinary and extraordinary—the good, the bad, and the downright baffling. The curious stories behind these words provide vivid insights into the language, literature, and lives of those who spoke Old English—the language of Beowulf—more than a thousand years ago.
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Les migrations des plantes
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En rassemblant textes scientifiques, artistiques, et critiques autour de la migration des plantes, cet ouvrage rejoint la discussion contemporaine entre arts et sciences : écrivains, penseurs et artistes y croisent et confrontent leurs regards en abordant des sujets tels que le brassage, le voyage, ou la migration. Quels mots, quels récits et quelles images pour parler(...)
Les migrations des plantes
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En rassemblant textes scientifiques, artistiques, et critiques autour de la migration des plantes, cet ouvrage rejoint la discussion contemporaine entre arts et sciences : écrivains, penseurs et artistes y croisent et confrontent leurs regards en abordant des sujets tels que le brassage, le voyage, ou la migration. Quels mots, quels récits et quelles images pour parler des plantes qui prolifèrent, provoquant parfois des peurs de dépaysement et de perte de biodiversité? Les manières que nous avons d’appréhender ces mouvements végétaux font éclater au grand jour des enjeux esthétiques, éthiques et politiques, articulés autour de quatre axes : modalités, indisciplines végétales, ambiguïtés coloniales et postcoloniales et enfin sympoïèses*. L’adresse du livre est plurielle : lecteurs et lectrices sensibles aux mondes académiques, artistiques et du jardin pourront prendre la mesure de ce que peuvent nous dire et nous apprendre les plantes, entre enquêtes photographiques, textes, poèmes, illustrations et entretiens. Avec un préface par Gilles Clément.
Fauna and flora
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Le corbeau semble un signe inscrit à l'encre noire sur nos paysages. Un signe élégant, marchant posément au sol, s'envolant sans effort et glissant sur le monde. Signe de malheur, parfois, puisqu'il est à l'occasion charognard et a toujours suivi les hommes sur les champs de bataille, à travers les catastrophes. Mais aussi signe de vie. Dans de nombreuses traditions, des(...)
Corbeaux
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Le corbeau semble un signe inscrit à l'encre noire sur nos paysages. Un signe élégant, marchant posément au sol, s'envolant sans effort et glissant sur le monde. Signe de malheur, parfois, puisqu'il est à l'occasion charognard et a toujours suivi les hommes sur les champs de bataille, à travers les catastrophes. Mais aussi signe de vie. Dans de nombreuses traditions, des Chinois aux Indiens Hopi, la présence du corbeau est interprétée comme un présage heureux. Chez les anciens Grecs, sa parade nuptiale et ses mœurs fidèles lui valaient d'être invoqué comme gage d'amour conjugal. Et partout, son intelligence remarquable a intrigué, exaspéré, étonné ou charmé les humains. Ce livre explore les traces des corvidés (corneilles, corbeaux et pies) dans la mémoire et les cultures du monde, dévoilant les multiples formes du lien entre les hommes et ces oiseaux si fascinants.
Fauna and flora
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The rat has been described as the shadow of the human. From ancient times it spread via the routes of commerce and conquest to eventually inhabit almost every part of the world. Its impact on history has been enormous in terms of the damage done through plague and disease, the destruction of agricultural produce, and the infestations of cities. At the same time the rat(...)
Rat
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The rat has been described as the shadow of the human. From ancient times it spread via the routes of commerce and conquest to eventually inhabit almost every part of the world. Its impact on history has been enormous in terms of the damage done through plague and disease, the destruction of agricultural produce, and the infestations of cities. At the same time the rat has provided science with a huge resource for experimentation. This highly adaptable, fertile and intelligent creature is almost universally loathed, but there are cultures in which it is revered, even deified. This book traces the history of the human relationship with rats from the first archaeological finds to the genetically engineered rats of the present day, describing its role in the arts and sciences, religion and myth, psychoanalysis and medicine. The author includes wide-ranging examples of the rat’s appearance: in literature – 'The Pied Piper'; Beatrix Potter stories, 'The Wind in the Willows'; in culture – Victorian rat-and-dog baiting pits, its popularity as a pet, even the subject of a ’70s pop song; folklore – it was a good luck symbol in ancient Rome, symbol of cunning in Chinese mythology; and psychoanalysis – Freud’s Rat Man, for example. The book also seeks to answer two problems raised by the complexity of human attitudes to the rat. The first concerns how it was that the rat came to be seen not just as verminous, but also as being particularly despised for being so – more so, in fact, than other parasitic animals. The second concerns the manner in which human attitudes to the rat can be so contradictory, when admiration for its abilities are set against this idea of hatred. The rat can be found at the heart of human preoccupations with hygiene, sexuality and appetite, and exists as a perverse totem for the worst excesses of human behaviour. In 'Rat', Jonathan Burt provides a fascinating account of this animal in history, myth and culture.
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Atlas de botanique poétique
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Botaniste, explorateur des forêts tropicales équatoriales qu'il sillonne depuis quarante ans, carnet de croquis en main, Francis Hallé nous invite dans cet Atlas de botanique poétique à un voyage illustré à la rencontre de plantes extraordinaires. Des innombrables carnets d'expédition qui tapissent les étagères de son bureau à Montpellier, il a extrait un échantillon des(...)
Atlas de botanique poétique
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Botaniste, explorateur des forêts tropicales équatoriales qu'il sillonne depuis quarante ans, carnet de croquis en main, Francis Hallé nous invite dans cet Atlas de botanique poétique à un voyage illustré à la rencontre de plantes extraordinaires. Des innombrables carnets d'expédition qui tapissent les étagères de son bureau à Montpellier, il a extrait un échantillon des spécimens les plus étonnants. De Codariocalyx motorius, la plante qui danse, aux Solanaceae d'Argentine, ces arbres souterrains dont on n'aperçoit qu'un tapis de feuilles au sol, leurs modes de développement et d'adaptation dépassent souvent notre compréhension pour enchanter notre imagination. Exubérantes, énigmatiques, dotées d'aptitudes surprenantes, les merveilles végétales présentées dans ce cabinet de curiosités inattendu plaident en faveur de la sauvegarde des forêts tropicales aujourd'hui gravement menacées.
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Fungal inspiration
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This book collates a marvellous compendium of mushrooms and their many facets through fascinating art and illustrations. Brimming with vibrant hues and fascinating forms, it shines a light on the lesser-known side of Mother Nature. Taking a closer look at the mycolic wonders that often escape the eye, each piece in this book is created by artists and creatives from around(...)
Fungal inspiration
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This book collates a marvellous compendium of mushrooms and their many facets through fascinating art and illustrations. Brimming with vibrant hues and fascinating forms, it shines a light on the lesser-known side of Mother Nature. Taking a closer look at the mycolic wonders that often escape the eye, each piece in this book is created by artists and creatives from around the globe who seek to convey and bring to life the wild beauty of fungi.
Fauna and flora
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The result of several years of investigation carried out on several different continents, this remarkable book offers an original, radical, and, like its subject matter, symbiotic reflection on this common but mostly invisible form of life, blending cultures and disciplines, drawing on biology, ecology, philosophy, literature, poetry, even graphic art. What if lichens(...)
Fauna and flora
January 2023
Lichens: toward a minimal resistance
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The result of several years of investigation carried out on several different continents, this remarkable book offers an original, radical, and, like its subject matter, symbiotic reflection on this common but mostly invisible form of life, blending cultures and disciplines, drawing on biology, ecology, philosophy, literature, poetry, even graphic art. What if lichens were at the heart of some of the most pressing and topical questions of our day? Does the fact that they can live everywhere, even in very harsh environments, that they persist when almost all other traces of life have disappeared, mean that, despite their fragility, lichens are a force of resistance?
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The little book of trees
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A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world’s trees.
The little book of trees
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A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world’s trees.
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A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world’s butterflies.
The little book of butterflies
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A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world’s butterflies.
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