Sandra Lawrence

Kew - The Magic of Mushrooms

Fungi in Folklore, Superstition and Traditional Medicine

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Featuring images of over 100 species, this book explains the folklore, science and occult of fungi, showing that from saving lives to expanding the mind, the potential of these fascinating organisms should not be underestimated.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Welbeck / Welbeck Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 153mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 555g
• ISBN-13: 9781787399068
• ISBN-10: 1787399060
• Artikelnr.: 62352755

Autorenporträt

Sandra Lawrence is a journalist and author. She writes for the Evening Standard, Guardian, Financial Times, The Times, Londonist.com and the English Garden. She is the London columnist for British Heritage magazine and is on the Q&A panel of experts for History Revealed magazine. Her travel writing is collected on madamepassepartout.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - The human history of fungus - How Toadstools work - Fairy rings - Fungus in food - Art and beauty - Flying high - The cunning woman's stillroom - Bad guys - The dark mirror - The future of fungus - Bibliography - Index

Rezensionen

'A beautifully illustrated and entertaining read ... A feast for the eyes' Gardens Illustrated