Overleaf

£25.00

Leaves live a thankless life. They go unnoticed while providing shade and cleaning the air, and are often the subject of our groans and grumbles in the autumn while being raked away. Outside of brief odes to colorful autumn foliage, their quiet, everyday beauty is usually unsung. ‘Overleaf’ is an extraordinary celebration of that most obvious and overlooked part of a tree.

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Description

An illustrated natural history of British native trees, by a celebrated botanical artist and her forester brother-in-law

Our trees are among our greatest national treasures, and yet today many people have forgotten their names, their identifying features and the stories we used to tell about them. In Overleaf, the botanical painter Susan Ogilvy and the forester Richard Ogilvy reacquaint us with the trees of the British Isles through careful study of their leaves. From the water-loving alder to the long-lived yew, Susan paints every tree’s leaf or needle in exquisite, jewel-like detail, at exactly life size, while Richard explores their natural history, the landscapes they inhabit and the ways we use their timber, leaves, flowers and fruit in craft, industry, food and medicine. As vivid and true to life as a book of freshly picked and pressed leaves, Overleaf will delight and inform tree-spotting beginners and seasoned naturalists alike.

Additional information

Weight 642 g
Dimensions 223 × 160 × 24 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

192

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

575.57 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K