Sarah Simblet In Addition To The Novel Sylva - A Video

Back inwards 2008 I did a drawing shape amongst Drawing Trees at the National Gallery. She talked almost a major projection she had embarked upon to describe trees.

Little did I realise at the fourth dimension this would Pb her to illustrating a novel too revised version of a rattling quondam majority almost trees. The New Sylva - published this calendar month - is an updated majority almost trees which takes every bit its starting yell for John Evelyn's Sylva (A Discourse of Forest Trees, too the Propagation of Timber inwards his Majesty's Dominions) published inwards 1664 - which was the world's commencement majority almost Forestry.

That wasn't illustrated - too this ane is - amongst 200 novel pen too ink drawings of to a greater extent than than 100 tree species.

Images from the majority tin travel viewed on Facebook

The master copy majority was for landed estates which grew trees. The novel majority is for everyone.

You can:

• see a Digital sampler of The New Sylva on their blog
• review images from the book released past times the publisher in a Facebook photograph set
• review a video (below) almost how the majority was made too how Sarah tackled drawing the unlike trees

The events associated amongst the publication of The New Sylva are all located every bit ane mightiness await at arboreta too botanical gardens

Exhibitions

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 major exhibition of drawings from The New Sylva together amongst data panels roofing the history of Evelyn’s Sylva too the behind the scenes stories of the making of the majority tin travel seen at:

• Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – 17th Apr to 31st May 2014 - See www.rbge.org.uk
• National Botanic Garden of Wales – 17th Apr to 31st May 2014 - See www.gardenofwales.org.uk
• Benmore Botanic Garden – dates to travel confirmed See www.rbge.org.uk/the-gardens/benmore
• National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Glasnevin – dates to travel confirmed - See www.botanicgardens.ie

Trails

Outdoor trail or too thus the arboretum featuring selected drawings from The New Sylva, together amongst data panels - tin travel constitute at:

• Harcourt Arboretum – Apr 1st to Nov 30th 2014. The trail volition travel opened upwards for most of 2014. See www.harcourt-arboretum.ox.ac.uk
• Westonbirt, The National Arboretum – June 1st to August 31st 2014 - See www.forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt

Talks

Chalke Valley History Festival - 28th June 2014 - See www.cvhf.org.uk - Gabriel  Hemery too Sarah Simblet volition travel talking almost the creation of The New Sylva at the literary festival at this fabulous outdoor event.

Book: The New Sylva
Published: tenth Apr 2014 | Format: Hardback | Edition: 1st
Extent: 400pp. | Dimensions: 290 x 245 x 38 mm
ISBN: 9781408835449
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
RRP: £50.00
Online price: £45.00 (also available on Amazon.com in Oct 2014)

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