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W**N
Great guide to the mighty oak
Both the non symbolic and symbolic aspect of the Oak are covered in this book. A great introduction toRelationship man had and has with the Oak tree and at one time the massive oak forests. A bit UK centricBut overall the author presents a thorough assessment.
G**A
The Strength of Oak
This was a gift to one who exhibits the quiet strength of oaks.
S**E
You won't learn much about oak trees here, just about oak furniture
This book was extremely disorganized, and was mostly about old furniture that has been made out of oak wood. Almost nothing about the exciting role that oak trees play in the natural world!
L**T
A must for oak fanciers. It's more culture than botany.
Another in this interesting series. I've read this book twice. I'm not sure just why, but I am interested in oaks as a material, as symbol and as wild old things in and of themselves. There are several oak books out there. Overall this is the best. The illustrations are very, very good and the writing is excellent.As with other books in the series, it is about rather more than botany. The book delves into various kinds of oaks and where they are found. It looks at the use of oak as a material--whiskey barrels, ship construction, housing, once a very important aspect of applied technology. It looks at oaks as divergent as cork oaks and the oak in Old Ironsides.I found the most interesting aspect to be the concept of oaks in the arts, books, painting and all that. The tree has been for long a symbol of strength and determination--as in the "heart of oak" trope. It features in the work of some artists, such as the German, Caspar David Friedrich, a favorite of mine.There are other books out there about oaks--one, "Oak the Frame of Civilization" is the one to read for exhaustive detail on oak as a very important material. Overall, though, I think this is the best oak book. It's a good read.
G**E
The Oak - it's use in theory & practice.
This is an excellent book full of unexpected delights. It has been so well researched, from the obvious to the bizarre, like the photograph of a glass of water and the description by the artist that while this looks like a glass of water it is in fact an oak tree. Magic!
M**S
A nicely produced book with excellent photos
The attractive binding and photos, as well as descriptive text, would make this a special gift for a lover of trees.
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