The Architecture of Trees -- Cesare Leonardi, Hardcover
"Any landscape architect worth their soil should pick up The Architecture of Trees, an all-encompassing atlas of all things tree-related."--The Architect's Newspaper An incredible book for anyone interested in trees, this botanical masterwork's new edition preserves the original magnificent illustrations and text, translated into English for the first time. Selected as an "Oprah's Favorite Things" pick upon its release, The Architecture of Trees is a gorgeous, large-format volume that features more than 550 exquisite quill-pen drawings of trees. The result of over twenty years of dedicated study by landscape architects Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi, this is a legendary and unsurpassed masterwork. This new edition's features include:
- Each of the 212 tree species drawn to a scale of 1:100, with and without foliage.
- Tables of seasonal color variation and projections of shadows cast during the hours of daylight and season by season.
- Detailed and scientific drawings found in no other tree book.
Author: Cesare Leonardi
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 3/26/2019
Pages: 424
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0 lbs
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ISBN: 9781616898069