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The Seaweed Collector's Handbook
Author: Miek Zwamborn
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Retail Price: | $24.99 |
Betabooks Price | $19.99 |
ISBN: 9781788165464
Format: Hardback
Published: August 2020
Published By: Profile Books
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Published: August 2020
Published By: Profile Books
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Titles that are READY TO SHIP will be sent from our warehouse within 2 business days while stocks last. Click here for more details.
Product Description
A beautifully illustrated little book that will open your eyes at the seaside.A beautifully illustrated little book that will open your eyes at the seaside.Seaweed is so familiar and yet its names - pepper dulse, sea lettuce, bladderwrack - are largely unknown to us.
In this short, exquisitely illustrated portrait, the Dutch poet and artist Miek Zwamborn shares her discoveries of its history, culture and use, from the Neolithic people of the Orkney Islands to sushi artisans in modern Japan. Seaweed troubled Columbus on his voyages across the Atlantic, intrigued von Humboldt in the Sargasso Sea and inspired artists from Hokusai to Matisse. Covering seaweed's collection by Victorians, its adoption into fashion and dance and its potential for combating climate change, and with a fabulous series of recipes based around the 'truffles of the sea', this is a wonderful gift for every nature lover's home.