Flora Britannica by Richard Mabey
Indeed, Flora Britannica is the definitive contemporary flora, an encyclopaedia of living folklore, a register a sort of Domesday Book. It is unique in that it is not a botanical flora but a cultural one an account of the role of wild plants in social life, arts, custom and landscape.
A page-turnerHe seamlessly weaves together the cultural and social history of wild plants… Undoubtedly the most fascinating book I own -- Andy Sturgeon * Gardens Illustrated *
Richard Mabey is the father of modern nature writing in the UK. Since 1972 he has written some forty influential books, including the prize-winning Nature Cure, Gilbert White: a Biography, and Flora Britannica. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Vice-President of the Open Spaces Society.
He spent the first half of his life amongst the Chiltern beechwoods, and now lives in Norfolk in a house surrounded by ash trees.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781856193771 |
| ISBN 10 | 1856193772 |
| Title | Flora Britannica |
| Author | Richard Mabey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1996-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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