Walter S. Judd (Distin Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology, Graham A. Judd (Adjunct Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Minneapolis Colle

Gebundenes Buch

Flora of Middle-Earth

Plants of J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium

Beschreibung

In this book, Walter Judd and Grant Judd give detailed species accounts of every plant found in Tolkien's universe, complete with the etymology of the plant's name, a discussion of its significance within Tolkien's work, a description of the plant's distribution and ecology, and an original hand-drawn illustration in the style of a woodcut print.

Autor

Walter S. Judd is a distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Biology, University of Florida. His research focuses on the systematics and evolution of the flowering plants. He has published over 200 refereed articles and has described numerous new species of plants. He has received the Asa Gray Award from the American Society of Plant Taxonomists, the Jose Cuatrecasas Medal for excellence in Tropical Botany from the Smithsonian Institution, and the Merit Award from the Botanical Society of America. Graham Judd holds an MFA in Printmaking, and received a Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Printmakers at Highpoint Center for Printmaking. He currently teaches at Augsburg College and Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 159mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 654g
• ISBN-13: 9780190276317
• ISBN-10: 0190276312
• Artikelnr.: 48454136