{"product_id":"new-sylva","title":"New Sylva","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beautiful, useful, inspirational\" \u003ci\u003eBBC Wildlife Book of the Month\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A delight on every page\" \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1664, the horticulturist and diarist John Evelyn wrote \u003ci\u003eSylva\u003c\/i\u003e,  the first comprehensive study of British trees. It was also the world''s  earliest forestry book, and the first book ever published by the Royal  Society. Evelyn''s elegant prose has a lot to tell us today, but the  world has changed dramatically since his day. Now authors Gabriel Hemery  and Sarah Simblet, taking inspiration from the original work, have  masterfully created a contemporary version – \u003ci\u003eThe New Sylva\u003c\/i\u003e. The result is a fabulous resource that describes all of the most important species of tree that populate our landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilvologist Gabriel Hemery explains what trees really \u003ci\u003emean \u003c\/i\u003eto  us culturally, environmentally and economically in the first part of  the book. These chapters are followed by forty-four detailed tree  portrait sections that describe the history and the features of trees  such as oak, elm, beech, hornbeam, willow, fir, pine, juniper, plane,  apple and pear. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pages of \u003ci\u003eThe New Sylva \u003c\/i\u003eare brought to  life with truly breathtaking artwork from artist and co-author Sarah  Simblet, who captures the delicacy, strength and beauty of the trees  through the seasons in 200 exquisite drawings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an interplay of black and red type on creamy paper, \u003ci\u003eThe New Sylva \u003c\/i\u003erecalls  all the charm of traditional bookmaking. And at a moment when it is  vitally important for us to rediscover how to treasure our trees, the  time for this visionary, beautiful book is now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis edition comes with illustrated endpapers and a ribbon marker. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314781102462,"sku":"NW9781526640109","price":23.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781526640109.jpg?v=1778695826","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/new-sylva","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}