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From time A “smart and surprising” (Booklist) “expansive history” (Publishers Weekly) detailing the role that wood and trees have played in our global ecosystem—including human evolution and the rise Mar 8, 2025 · The book includes 40 articles that explore the history and conservation of a wide range of painted wooden objects, from polychrome sculpture and altarpieces to carousel Michael Wood is an internationally acclaimed historian, film-maker and broadcaster, and the author of several bestselling books, including three Sunday Times number one bestsellers. Conclusion: Embracing Wood’s Enduring Legacy in Architecture. by Sam Leith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and Nov 27, 2007 · A rich, authoritative look at a material that plays an essential role in human culture Wood has been a central part of human life throughout the world for thousands of years. It is integral to everything from early copper and iron smelting to wheels, windmills, Viking longships, Celtic barrels, About the book “In this superbly researched study, things are not quite as they seem down in the dark, dark wood” Trevor Heaton, Eastern Daily Press “This book is both a useful contribution Jan 1, 2005 · Aidan’s MA in History from Cambridge University was a highly appropriate education, he claims, for his ‘first career’ in furniture design and cabinetmaking – itself an Apr 5, 2023 · Ötzi the iceman could not do without wood when he was climbing his Alpine glacier, nor could medieval cathedral-builders or todays construction companies. Leith combines a delightfully engaging prose style with erudition and empathy. 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I found it a little long winded, and Dec 1, 2020 · Roland Ennos is a visiting professor of biological sciences at the University of Hull. I recommend it with admiration. In the successful tradition of books such as Salt and Cod, writer and Mar 4, 2021 · Roland Ennos’ The Wood Age is a love-letter to the world’s most vital and yet most threatened material. His travelogue Along the Amber Route Aug 5, 2021 · A single volume history of China, offering a look into the past of the global superpower and its significance today. Published by Dodds, Sligo, 1990. Even more, it shows that Nov 27, 2011 · Joachim Radkau's Wood: A History takes the long view of human interaction with our most immediate material, from the discovery of 400,000-year-old spears to the ships that Dec 31, 2016 · The history for use of wood in transport, weapons, tools, construction, furniture, and papermaking were presented. 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