I, Buxus
Tomasz Aniśko
Wydawca: Landszaft
Rok: 2025
Wydanie: I
Oprawa: twarda z obwolutą
Liczba stron: 200
Format: 197 x 252 mm
ISBN: 978-83-970206-1-0
While the elusive Tree of Life has garnered attention throughout history, the Tree of Afterlife tells her story for the first time in this book. Spanning eons and linking distant lands from Iran to Portugal, the cultural history of boxwood, Buxus sempervirens, unveils a fascinating portrait of the world’s perhaps most humble tree.
Narrated from the perspective of Buxus, the she-tree, this book invites readers on a whirlwind journey through time. Neanderthal tools, Neolithic charcoal, Sumerian clay tablets, Hittite myths, Egyptian furniture, Phoenician shipwrecks, Assyrian palaces, Greek amphoras, Etruscan graves, Roman marbles, Pompeian frescos, English poems, Serbian ballads, and contemporary gardens and cemeteries worldwide, all bear witness of boxwood’s intimate relationship with humanity.
The book gathers these widely scattered shards of history and arranges them to reconstruct the image of the tree that lives today in plain sight, common yet overlooked and deeply misunderstood.
Author’s fifty-four photographs accompany the text, depicting the diverse contexts in which boxwood can be encountered in the modern world, in urban, rural, and natural settings.
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A fascinating portrait of Buxus sempervirens, or common box, narrated from the perspective of the tree itself. The meticulously researched text spans centuries and countries, and the photographs, taken by the author, show the diverse contexts in which boxwood can be found in the modern world, in urban, rural and natural settings.
—Gardens Illustrated
No one has yet provided a comprehensive overview of the subject of Buxus sempervirens in this interdisciplinary breadth.
—Zandera, Mitteilungen aus der Deutschen Gartenbaubibliothek
The writing is very precise with carefully chosen words, all conveying great manning. Readers will enjoy and benefit from carefully savoring each word to reflect on its significance and connotation. The rich assortment of historical references, nuanced with exacting details, gently conspires to create an experience that envelops the attentive reader.
—Club Prive des Coupeurs de Buis
