Taschen’s Woodbook is a beautiful facsimile of American Woods. Romeyn Beck Hough culled and assembled between 1888 and 1913 specimens of hundreds of American trees and published them in 14 volumes with real specimens.
For all trees, three different cross-section cuts of wood are represented (radial, horizontal, and vertical), demonstrating the particular characteristics of the grain and the wealth of colors and textures to be found among the many different wood types. Also included in this special edition are lithographs by Charles Sprague Sargent of the leaves and nuts of most trees, as well as texts describing the trees’ geographical origins and physical characteristics.
Taschen’s Woodbook is a beautiful facsimile of American Woods. Romeyn Beck Hough culled and assembled between 1888 and 1913 specimens of hundreds of American trees and published them in 14 volumes with real specimens.
For all trees, three different cross-section cuts of wood are represented (radial, horizontal, and vertical), demonstrating the particular characteristics of the grain and the wealth of colors and textures to be found among the many different wood types. Also included in this special edition are lithographs by Charles Sprague Sargent of the leaves and nuts of most trees, as well as texts describing the trees’ geographical origins and physical characteristics.