Martius. the Book of Palms

by H. Walter Lack

Book Overview

On December 15, 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868), Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanic Garden, was carried to his grave in a coffin covered with fresh palm leaves. The fronds were a reference to his groundbreaking Natural History of Palms: a work in three volumes, published between 1823 and 1853. This encyclopedic treasury of 240 exquisite chromolithographic illustrations was based...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836556235
• ISBN13: 9783836556231
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.7" x 7.9"