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Flora of Middle-Earth : plants of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium / Walter S. Judd and Graham A. Judd.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]Description: xv, 406 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780190276317
  • 0190276312
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PR6039.O32 Z6664 2017
Other classification:
  • SCI011000 | SCI020000
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Contents:
Introduction: The importance of plants in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium -- Plant communities of Middle-Earth -- The diversity of life, with a focus on the green plants -- Introduction to plant morphology: learning the language of plant descriptions -- Identification of the Plants of Middle-Earth -- Telperion and Laurelin: the two trees of Valinor -- The plants of Middle-Earth -- A note from the illustrator.
Summary: "Few settings in literature are as widely known or celebrated as J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth. The natural landscape plays a major role in nearly all of Tolkien's major works, and readers have come to view the geography of this fictional universe as integral to understanding and enjoying Tolkien's works. 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. Among the over three-thousand vascular plants Tolkien would have seen in the British Isles, the authors show why Tolkien may have selected certain plants for inclusion in his universe over others, in terms of their botanic properties and traditional uses. The clear, comprehensive alphabetical listing of each species, along with the visual identification key of the plant drawings, adds to the reader's understanding and appreciation of the Tolkien canon."--Summary: "This book catalogs every plant found in J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium, showing how these plants influenced Tolkien's stories and characters"--
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB456.J83 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800173452
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The importance of plants in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium -- Plant communities of Middle-Earth -- The diversity of life, with a focus on the green plants -- Introduction to plant morphology: learning the language of plant descriptions -- Identification of the Plants of Middle-Earth -- Telperion and Laurelin: the two trees of Valinor -- The plants of Middle-Earth -- A note from the illustrator.

"Few settings in literature are as widely known or celebrated as J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth. The natural landscape plays a major role in nearly all of Tolkien's major works, and readers have come to view the geography of this fictional universe as integral to understanding and enjoying Tolkien's works. 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. Among the over three-thousand vascular plants Tolkien would have seen in the British Isles, the authors show why Tolkien may have selected certain plants for inclusion in his universe over others, in terms of their botanic properties and traditional uses. The clear, comprehensive alphabetical listing of each species, along with the visual identification key of the plant drawings, adds to the reader's understanding and appreciation of the Tolkien canon."--

"This book catalogs every plant found in J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium, showing how these plants influenced Tolkien's stories and characters"--

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