The Book of Trees

The Book of Trees PDF

Author: Manuel Lima

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781616892180

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Our critically acclaimed bestseller Visual Complexity was the first in-depth examination of the burgeoning field of information visualization. Particularly noteworthy are the numerous historical examples of past efforts to make sense of complex systems of information. In this new companion volume, The Book of Trees, data viz expert Manuel Lima examines the more than eight hundred year history of the tree diagram, from its roots in the illuminated manuscripts of medieval monasteries to its current resurgence as an elegant means of visualization. Lima presents two hundred intricately detailed tree diagram illustrations on a remarkable variety of subjects—from some of the earliest known examples from ancient Mesopotamia to the manuscripts of medieval monasteries to contributions by leading contemporary designers. A timeline of capsule biographies on key figures in the development of the tree diagram rounds out this one-of-a-kind visual compendium.

Twenty-One Trees

Twenty-One Trees PDF

Author: Larry McCaffrey

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-30

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780578563718

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"Twenty-One Trees" commemorates Mountain Top Arboretum, the geology of the Catskills, and the Arboretum's exceptional, traditionally-timber-framed Educational Center, and detailing the twenty-one species of trees used in its construction. As the only public garden/arboretum in Catskill Park, the Mountain Top Arboretum strives to inform its visitors about the landscape they visit and live near.

The Tree Book

The Tree Book PDF

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Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1889538434

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Identifies and discusses the more than thirty different kinds of trees found in North America.

The Trees of San Francisco

The Trees of San Francisco PDF

Author: Michael Sullivan

Publisher: Wilderness Press

Published: 2013-10-21

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0899977448

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Trees of San Francisco introduces readers to the rich variety of trees that thrive in San Francisco's unique conditions. San Francisco's cool Mediterranean climate has made it home to interesting and unusual trees from all over the world - trees as colorful and exotic as the city itself. This new guide combines engaging descriptions of sixty-five different trees with color photos that reflect the visual appeal of San Francisco. Each page covers a different tree, with several paragraphs of interesting text accompanied by one or two photos. Each entry for a tree also lists locations where "landmark" specimens of the tree can be found. Interspersed throughout the book are sidebar stories of general interest related to San Francisco's trees. Trees of San Francisco also includes a dozen tree tours that will link landmark trees and local attractions in interesting San Francisco neighborhoods such as the Castro, Pacific Heights and the Mission - walks that will appeal to tourists as well as Bay Area natives.

Teaching the Trees

Teaching the Trees PDF

Author: Joan Maloof

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2010-09-15

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 0820335983

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In this collection of natural-history essays, biologist Joan Maloof embarks on a series of lively, fact-filled expeditions into forests of the eastern United States. Through Maloof’s engaging, conversational style, each essay offers a lesson in stewardship as it explores the interwoven connections between a tree species and the animals and insects whose lives depend on it—and who, in turn, work to ensure the tree’s survival. Never really at home in a laboratory, Maloof took to the woods early in her career. Her enthusiasm for firsthand observation in the wild spills over into her writing, whether the subject is the composition of forest air, the eagle’s preference for nesting in loblolly pines, the growth rings of the bald cypress, or the gray squirrel’s fondness for weevil-infested acorns. With a storyteller’s instinct for intriguing particulars, Maloof expands our notions about what a tree “is” through her many asides—about the six species of leafhoppers who eat only sycamore leaves or the midges who live inside holly berries and somehow prevent them from turning red. As a scientist, Maloof accepts that trees have a spiritual dimension that cannot be quantified. As an unrepentant tree hugger, she finds support in the scientific case for biodiversity. As an activist, she can’t help but wonder how much time is left for our forests.

Peterson First Guide to Trees

Peterson First Guide to Trees PDF

Author: George A. Petrides

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1998-05-15

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9780395911839

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"The concise field guide to 243 common trees of North America"--Cover

Seeing Trees

Seeing Trees PDF

Author: Nancy Ross Hugo

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2011-08-09

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1604693665

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Have you ever looked at a tree? That may sound like a silly question, but there is so much more to notice about a tree than first meets the eye. "Seeing Trees" celebrates seldom-seen but easily observable tree traits and invites you to watch trees with

Illustrated Book of Trees

Illustrated Book of Trees PDF

Author: William Carey Grimm

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2002-03-01

Total Pages: 720

ISBN-13: 0811741648

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Completely revised and updated. More than 30 new species described and illustrated.

About Trees

About Trees PDF

Author: Katie Holten

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783943196306

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About Trees considers our relationship with language, landscape, perception, and memory in the Anthropocene. The book includes texts and artwork by a stellar line up of contributors including Jorge Luis Borges, Andrea Bowers, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ada Lovelace and dozens of others. Holten was artist in residence at Buro BDP. While working on the book she created an alphabet and used it to make a new typeface called Trees. She also made a series of limited edition offset prints based on her Tree Drawings.

Among Trees

Among Trees PDF

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Publisher: Artisan Books

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781579652227

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One hundred stunning black-and-white photographs capture the simple pleasures of walking in the woods, the restorative rhythms of nature, the spiritual qualities of deep forests, and our own connection with the natural world as they reveal the beauty of a variety of trees in different regions of the world.