An illustrated guide to the most spectacular floral region on earthThe Silk Road - a name that has enchanted for centuries. Yet a well kept secret, even today, is that this fabled route linking Europe with Asia is also the most spectacular floral region on earth. Chris and Basak Gardner offer a unique pictorial celebration of the plants and scenery to be found along its 5,000 miles. Embracing Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Central Asia and China, more than five hundred of the finest wild flowers are depicted together with the beautiful landscapes in which these botanical paradises are found.With an accompanying text giving descriptions of the species, plant families and their distribution, as well as information on photographing plants in the wild, this unique book will amaze and delight not only those with an interest in the spectacular and legendary landscapes that form the Silk Road but also plantsmen and horticulturalists worldwide.
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Bloomsbury Wildlife
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Basak Gardner is author (with Chris Gardner) of the acclaimed Flora of the Silk Road (I.B.Tauris, 2014) and Flora of the Mediterranean (Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2019) . A professional botanist with extensive experience in identifying and photographing flowers, she has led specialist botanical and wildlife tours worldwide for nearly two decades (www.viranaturatours.com), and was head of the herbarium at Nezahat Gokyigit Botanic Garden in Istanbul.
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250 mm
Length
300 mm
Weight
2294 gr
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