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I, Buxus: A Cultural History of the Tree of Afterlife

Tomasz Anisko

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Description:While the elusive Tree of Life has garnered attention throughout history, the Tree of Afterlife tells her story for the first time in this book. Spanning eons and linking distant lands from Iran to Portugal, the cultural history of boxwood, Buxus sempervirens, unveils a fascinating portrait of the world’s perhaps most humble tree.Narrated from the perspective of Buxus, the she-tree, this book invites readers on a whirlwind journey through time. Neanderthal tools, Neolithic charcoal, Sumerian clay tablets, Hittite myths, Egyptian furniture, Phoenician shipwrecks, Assyrian palaces, Greek amphoras, Etruscan graves, Roman marbles, Pompeian frescos, English poems, Serbian ballads, and contemporary gardens and cemeteries worldwide, all bear witness of boxwood’s intimate relationship with humanity.The book gathers these widely scattered shards of history and arranges them to reconstruct the image of the tree that lives today in plain sight, common yet overlooked and deeply misunderstood.Author’s fifty-four photographs accompany the text, depicting the diverse contexts in which boxwood can be encountered in the modern world, in urban, rural, and natural settings.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with I, Buxus: A Cultural History of the Tree of Afterlife. To get started finding I, Buxus: A Cultural History of the Tree of Afterlife, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 200

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Landszaft

Release: 2025

ISBN: 8397020616

Description: While the elusive Tree of Life has garnered attention throughout history, the Tree of Afterlife tells her story for the first time in this book. Spanning eons and linking distant lands from Iran to Portugal, the cultural history of boxwood, Buxus sempervirens, unveils a fascinating portrait of the world’s perhaps most humble tree.Narrated from the perspective of Buxus, the she-tree, this book invites readers on a whirlwind journey through time. Neanderthal tools, Neolithic charcoal, Sumerian clay tablets, Hittite myths, Egyptian furniture, Phoenician shipwrecks, Assyrian palaces, Greek amphoras, Etruscan graves, Roman marbles, Pompeian frescos, English poems, Serbian ballads, and contemporary gardens and cemeteries worldwide, all bear witness of boxwood’s intimate relationship with humanity.The book gathers these widely scattered shards of history and arranges them to reconstruct the image of the tree that lives today in plain sight, common yet overlooked and deeply misunderstood.Author’s fifty-four photographs accompany the text, depicting the diverse contexts in which boxwood can be encountered in the modern world, in urban, rural, and natural settings.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with I, Buxus: A Cultural History of the Tree of Afterlife. To get started finding I, Buxus: A Cultural History of the Tree of Afterlife, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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