THE TREE BOOK.. A VERY ODD BOOK ABOUT AND WITH TREES.

Tree. 16 types of wood and trees. Tree book compiled by Erik Richter in 1987 as a souvenir for a wood exhibition at Läckö Castle, Lidköping. Here in the 3rd edition from 1993. Published by Norrgavel in Lund A finely carved birch box in the shape of a book with the back covered in bark. There are 16 wood samples in the box with a plexiglass lid. In the booklet, the 16 trees/types of wood are described, each with its own spread. The text in a booklet about the tree's origin and growing conditions, myths and folk medicine as well as the properties and use of the wood. Stored in a simple cardboard box.