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Their somewhat forbidding beauty is relieved in the back of the book, where lovely detail sketches of cones, berries and leaves punctuate technical descriptions of each tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"editorial-title\"\u003eThe Architect's Newspaper\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"editorial-body\"\u003eAny landscape architect worth their soil should pick up \u003ci\u003eThe Architecture of Trees,\u003c\/i\u003e an all-encompassing atlas of all things tree-related.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"editorial-title\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"editorial-body\"\u003eThe Italian designers Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi spent their spare time obsessively sketching trees in all seasons for editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Architecture of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e. The book is newly available in English, and expanded into a sumptuous format weighing six and a half pounds. It combines quill-pen outlines of leafed and leafless specimens--as varied within strict parameters as Bernd and Hilla Becher's factory photos--with bare-boned but poetic texts. Captions and a glossary shed light on how to identify epicarps (fruit skins) and flabellate (fan-shaped) foliage. An essay by Ms. Stagi meditates on how 'nature experiments in infinite ways' within the confines of trees that 'grab on to the planet' and thrive only where it suits them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"editorial-title\"\u003eWestern Art \u0026amp; Architecture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"editorial-body\"\u003eThis book could be considered the Bible for tree lovers. Its large format is perfect for pouring over more than 200 species, hand-drawn to scale. We think \u003ci\u003eThe Architecture of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-have for those who are interested in landscape design, botany, or just love shady places in the summertime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"editorial-title\"\u003eChoice\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"editorial-body\"\u003eThis oversized book (15 by 10 inches) would make a bold statement on any coffee table, but the drawings, systematic arrangement of species, detailed species listings, translation of Latin names, and the aforementioned color phenology and shadow sequences make this much more than an art book. The drawings are rendered so precisely that leaf shapes, crown architecture, and stem structure are captured. To call them works of art is appropriate, but they are more accurately said to be works of some hybrid of art and science. Summing Up: Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"editorial-title\"\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"editorial-body\"\u003eIf any question the place botanical drawing has in art history (they might want to read up on Ernst Haeckel for a start), they would do well to spend some time perusing through the pine trees in this book with their seemingly infinite leaves, or the hauntingly beautiful sketches of a leaf-less weeping willow. Either way, we lost track of time flipping through this tome, dreaming of our favorite sylvan settings, set in black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"editorial-title\"\u003eMetropolis Online\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"editorial-body\"\u003eUsing nearly two decades' worth of research, Italian architects Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi present a strong case for a built environment that celebrates the autonomy of trees--those silent forms of life that are all too often treated as passive backdrop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"editorial-title\"\u003eCouncil on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"editorial-body\"\u003eBeautifully and thoughtfully made compendium of information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"editorial-title\"\u003eFORM\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"editorial-body\"\u003eIt's a work of extraordinary beauty and erudition. It's a magisterial collection, isolating each specimen in a way a photograph could not, and they are presented as living architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"editorial-title\"\u003eEconomic Botany\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"editorial-body\"\u003eEach drawing is carefully crafted and the passion for each tree reaches out from the pages to engage the reader. In an era where computers have become the \"fallback\" for graphic representation, these ink drawings transport the reader into the artist's and scientist's love for each tree. From the shade diagrams for all seasons to the origin and etymology of names of genera, this book provides both visual beauty and practical information. \u003ci\u003eThe Architecture of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e is a true treasure for both the arboriculture novice and the meticulous scientist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"editorial-title\"\u003eArtists Magazine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"editorial-body\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Architecture of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e is both a reference guide and a work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"editorial-title\"\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"editorial-body\"\u003eFilled with quill-pen illustrations of 212 species, the exquisite collection took its authors more than two decades to finish. 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