{"product_id":"taschen-livre-martius-the-book-of-palms","title":"Taschen - Book - Martius. The Book of Palms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ean epic journey through the Amazon,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eGerman botanist\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCarl von Martius\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003ecompiled an unparalleled catalogue of all palm species. His encyclopedic work, reproduced in this book, is\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ea gem of 19th-century botany\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, renowned for its meticulous classification, maps, color landscapes, and diagrams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOn 15 December 1868, \u003cstrong\u003eCarl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868)\u003c\/strong\u003e , professor of botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanical Garden, was carried to his burial in a coffin covered with freshly plucked palm leaves, a tribute to his groundbreaking \u003cem\u003eNatural History of Palms: A Work in Three Volumes\u003c\/em\u003e , published between 1823 and 1853.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This encyclopedic treasure trove of \u003cstrong\u003e240 exquisite chromolithographic illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e is the result of Martius's expedition to Brazil and Peru. From 1817 to 1820, he traveled over \u003cstrong\u003e2,250 km across the Amazon basin\u003c\/strong\u003e to study natural history and Native American tribes with zoologist Johann Baptist von Spix.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From this expedition came this outstanding catalogue of \u003cstrong\u003eall known species of the palm family\u003c\/strong\u003e , which established the modern classification of this tree, described all its species in Brazil and provided \u003cstrong\u003ethe first biogeographical maps\u003c\/strong\u003e of palms. Martius's folio is unusual in that it includes cross-sectional diagrams revealing the internal structure of these majestic trees that citizens of Central Europe would otherwise have had difficulty accurately imagining. Equally remarkable are the colour landscapes, which present various species of palms \u003cstrong\u003ewith simple and elegant beauty\u003c\/strong\u003e .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003eHardcover, \u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e15.6 x 21.7 cm,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e1.13 kg,\u003c\/span\u003e 512 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-8781-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: Multilingual (German, English, French)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55981572817271,"sku":"TASCHEN-PALMS","price":24.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7744\/8228\/files\/MARTIUS_BOOK_OF_PALMS_45_INT_3D_40707_95bbc65b-665b-440e-8915-551c7219a0be.jpg?v=1760709268","url":"https:\/\/wuodstockshop.com\/en\/products\/taschen-livre-martius-the-book-of-palms","provider":"Woodstockshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}