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Romeyn B. Hough. The Woodbook. The Complete Plates

40Edizione: Multilingue (Francese, Inglese, Tedesco)Disponibilità: Disponibile

Un facsimile accurato che riproduce tutte le pagine dei volumi originali di American Woods di Romeyn Beck Hough, un'opera di riferimento indispensabile di una bellezza mozzafiato che ha stabilito gli standard per lo studio degli alberi e del legno. In questa elegante edizione in oro, ogni esemplare è suddiviso in tre sezioni trasversali, che ne rivelano le caratteristiche uniche, le venature, i colori e la struttura.

Copertina rigida6.3 x 9.1 in.4.61 lb768 pagine
Romeyn B. Hough. The Woodbook. The Complete Plates

Romeyn B. Hough. The Woodbook. The Complete Plates

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For the Love of Trees

The illustrated encyclopedia of wood types, now in a gold edition

Culled and assembled by Romeyn Beck Hough between 1888 and 1913 in what still remains a stunning and unparalleled achievement, American Woods—originally published in 14 volumes, with actual specimens mounted on card stock—is a work of breathtaking beauty that has set the standard for the study of trees and wood.

The Woodbook reproduces, in painstaking facsimile, all of the specimen pages from the original volumes; for this purpose, TASCHEN obtained an extremely rare original set of volumes in very good condition, with minimal damage to the wood cuts.

Arranged in alphabetical order, each tree is broken down into three different cross-section cuts of wood (radial, horizontal, and tangential), demonstrating the particular characteristics of the grain and the wealth of colors and textures to be found among the many different wood types.

Also included in this special edition are lithographs by Charles Sprague Sargent of the leaves and nuts of most trees, as well as texts explaining each tree’s geographical origins and physical characteristics.
L'autore

Klaus Ulrich Leistikow (1929-2002) studied natural science and philosophy at the universities of Cologne, Tübingen and Glasgow, and then taught biology at the university of Frankfurt. From 1986 to 1989 he was Director of the Botanical Institute and the Botanical Gardens in Frankfurt-am-Main. It was there in 1988 that he was elected Chairman of the Society of Friends of the Palm Garden.

Romeyn B. Hough. The Woodbook. The Complete Plates
Copertina rigida16 x 23.2 cm2.09 kg768 pagine

ISBN 978-3-8365-8061-8

Edizione: Multilingue (Francese, Inglese, Tedesco)
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Ryan S.,20 dicembre 2023
awesome book for the woodworker in your life

Wunderschönes Buch

Sebastian,3 novembre 2021
Holztexturen lassen sich wohl kaum schöner abbilden als es in diesem Buch gemacht wurde. Extrem umfangreiche, kunstvoll gestaltete Sammlung mit ausführlichen Beschreibungen. Leider nur auf Hölzer aus dem amerikanischen Norden beschränkt. Vollständig, hochglanz-bedruckte Seiten machen die Muster besonders lebendig!

Excellent

Lisa-Jane,29 ottobre 2021
Book sent quickly and person receiving was delighted with their gift.

Definitely the wood encyclopedia for wood lovers!

Paola,28 ottobre 2021
It was my Christmas present to my son who is a woodwork designer. He appreciated it a lot! When recently I went to his home I saw it on the coffee table full of page markers and he said to me that it's a kind of wood dictionary to him! A complete success!!!