The Rainforest: Light and Spirit - Rilegato

Holcroft, Harry; Prance, Ghillean T.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1851495770 ISBN 13: 9781851495771

Casa editrice: Acc Pub Group, 2008

Riassunto

Five years ago, whilst travelling across desert, mountain and jungle researching another book, artist Harry Holcroft was horror struck when he saw firsthand the appalling devastation of the rainforests. Haunted by this image, he determined to capture in vivid paintings, the light and spirit, the very 'essence', of these dwindling forests.
Harry visited many of the tropical equatorial rainforests of the world in his quest and, with the typical observational powers of an artist, he noticed considerable variation between the colouring of the forests on the different continents. His stunning watercolours and sketches bring these remote regions to life on the page. Alongside his captivating pictures, Harry's diary entries from his travels share with us his thoughts and observations.
To complement Harry Holcroft's artistic presentation, Professor Sir Ghillean Prance's illuminating essay gives the reader a scientific insight into the varying physiognomies of the great rainforests of Africa, Asia and the Americas.
As well as describing the vegetation and some of the striking plants and animals to be found in these forests, he also discusses some of the reasons why, although there are striking similarities between different areas, the rainforest is not a single uniform type of vegetation. Most pertinent, perhaps, are Ghillean Prance's explanations of the negative impact that modern life is having on the rainforests around the world. He stresses the vital importance of the world's rainforests as both a source of biodiversity and for their role in stabilising the climate.
This book allows us a spectacular view of the rainforests of the world, through the eyes of both the scientist and the artist, showing us the colour, the diversity of the greens and blues of the vegetation, and, above all, the light and spirit of the world's most important resource.

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L'autore:

Ghillean Prance is Scientific Director of the Eden Project in Cornwall, and a Visiting Professor at Reading University.

Product Description:

Artist Harry Holcroft has visited many of the tropical equatorial rainforests of the world in his quest to paint images of this wonderful ecosystem. With the typical observational powers of an artist he has noticed considerable differences in the colour of the forests of the different continents. His stunning watercolours and sketches bring these remote regions to life on the page. Alongside the pictures, Harry's diary entries from his travels share with us his thoughts and observations. To complement Harry Holcroft's artistic presentation, Professor Sir Ghillean T. Prance's text gives the reader a scientific insight into the varying physiognomies of the great rainforests of America, Africa and Malaysia, explaining their history, the vegetation and some of the striking plants and animals to be found in these forests.He discusses some of the reasons why, although there are striking similarities between different areas, the rainforest is not a single uniform type of vegetation. Even within regions there is much variation to be seen by the visitor that travels around the Amazon region, the Congo Basin or the island of Borneo. He also stresses the vital importance of the world's rainforests as both a source of biodiversity and for its role in stabilising the climate. This book, views the rainforest through the eyes of both the scientist and the artist, who shows us the colour, the light, the diversity of the greens and blues of the vegetation, and, above all, the spirit and very essence of the rainforest.

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• Editore: Acc Pub Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1851495770
• ISBN 13: 9781851495771
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 188