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Remarkable Plants That Shape Our World /anglais

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Plants are truly even with all our modern technological prowess they still feed, clothe and shelter us, help transport us and can intoxicate and cure us helen and william bynum are expert guides to the rich histories, significance and uses of over 80 key plants in 69 entries, revealing our relationship with them, both utilitarian and aesthetic, and their multiple benefits and cultural associations organized thematically, eight sections cover all aspects of our interaction with plants starting with those crops that were fundamental to the development of cultures and civilizations, and those that enliven our diet beyond the basics, such as saffron and chilli peppers other sections look at plants that have helped to create our material world, as well as those that are used medicinally or are revered and adored for symbolic reasons, including the tulip, the rose and the lotus for anyone interested in the natural world and the extraordinary diversity of flora around us, this elegantly illustrated and covetable book, published in association with the royal botanic garden, kew, will be an inspiration and a delight

240 pages, Hardcover

First published September 22, 2014

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335 reviews8 followers
June 9, 2025
Interessante Zusammenstellung mit sehr schönen, meist historischen Abbildungen.
Allerdings scheint die Auswahl der Infos zu den einzelnen Pflanzen oft wilkürlich.

Etliche der Sätze sind entweder von der Sprache oder von der Aussage her grenzwertig;
ob das im Original auch so ist? Keine Ahnung; es gibt aber eine ganze Reihe Druckfehler.

"Obwohl Larix eine relativ kleine Gattung von etwa einem Dutzend Arten ist, sind die Bäume recht groß (30-50 m) und wachsen schnell." (S. 166) - Häh?
"Der große, abgegrenzte kalifornische Küstenstreifen ist wahrscheinlich das Überbleibsel einer einst weiter verbreiteten Population." (S. 168) - ?????
Profile Image for Guzide Seyma Sarikok.
7 reviews1 follower
January 30, 2024
Bitkilerin dünyasıyla ilgili mükemmel bir referans kitabı. Yazarlar kitabı derlerken yüzlerce yıllık geçmişe sahip birçok kaynaktan yararlanmışlar. Kitap sayfalarında değerli çizimler incelenebilir. Modern tarımı anlamak, tıbbi, dini, endüstriyel ve daha bir çok başlık altında bitkilerin günümüz dünyasını nasıl şekillendirdiğini tek bir kaynakta inceleyebilmek harika!

Lakin, Türkçe okuduğuma çok pişmanım! Bu kitabın çevirisi kötü yapılmış. Çok mekanik bir çeviri, yazarların hikayeleştirdiği, yorumladığı bölümlerde çok fazla kopukluk yaratıyor ve dikkat dağıtıcı oluyor. Aslında akıcı bir okuma işkenceye dönüşüyor.

Bir de çeviri bağımsız olarak, başlık başlık ele alınmış konuların kronolojik olarak ya da alt başlıklarla özellik sıralaması yapılsaydı benim için daha kalıcı olacaktı. Farklı paragraflarda mekik gibi gidip geldiğimi, oradan bir başka yere dolandığımı hissettim.

Neyse, özet olarak ilk cümlem geçerli.
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26 reviews2 followers
March 28, 2021
A fascinating journey discovering all the plants that feed, clothe, amuse, intoxicate and cure humans. It is beautifully written, with lots of references and quotes from ancient books or explorers and botanists, and it comes with gracious watercolor old drawings that give the whole book a unique charme. It is incredible to learn how many plants that we give for granted work...did you know that vanilla is a seed coming from a orchid?
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10 reviews9 followers
January 30, 2020
Loved it!!! A bit wordy as far as vocabulary goes, which is actually not a bad thing. I loved learning about the plants around us and their origins. Definitely makes great dinner party chit chat.
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11 reviews27 followers
May 27, 2020
Gerek illüstrasyonlarıyla gerek bitkilerin tarihi önemine işaret edilen bilgileriyle beni büyüleyen kitaplardandı. Biraz daha detaylandırılabilirdi elbet.
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