Flora of Middle-Earth: Plants of J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0190276312 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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His research focuses on the systematics and evolution of the flowering plants. 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.. Walter S. He has published over 200 refereed articles and has described numerous new species of plants. Judd is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus
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.. Judd is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology, University of Florida. He has published over 200 refereed articles and has described numerous new species of plants. About the AuthorWalter S. His research focuses on the systematics and evolution of the flowering plants
And in laying out this continent, Tolkien paid special attention to its plant life; in total, over 160 plants are explicitly mentioned and described as a part of Middle-Earth. Nearly all of these plants are real species, and many of the fictional plants are based on scientifically grounded botanic principles.In Flora of Middle Earth: Plants of Tolkien's Legendarium, botanist Walter Judd gives a detailed species account 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 by artist Graham Judd in the style of a woodcut print. Few settings in literature are as widely known or celebrated as J.R.R. The natural landscape plays a major role in nearly