Brian D. Morley
Auteur van Wild Flowers of the World
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- 5
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- 132
- Populariteit
- #153,555
- Waardering
- 3.9
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- 3
- ISBNs
- 10
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Having said that I must admit that I picked up this book for a "song"...$5 at a charity sale. And for this price it was an absolute bargain. There is quite a nice introduction...largely about the history of international plant collection. And, I must say that I admire the perseverance of people like Rumpf, Adanson, Humbolt, and Hooker who seemed to endure the most incredible hardships in penetrating unknown regions to collect plants. Not just hardships but Rumpf's collection was sunk at sea.
In summary: the pictures are nice but the scope is probably too broad for serious study. I consider it a sort of coffee table book to be dipped into at random. I will be donating to either one of my botanical artist friends or back to a charity auction. Despite this...I give it four stars. It is good as a coffee table book.… (meer)