The Tree—Meaning and Myth

This is an attractive, well-illustrated, slightly oversize book (10.5x10.5") offering a mix of history, cultural studies, and botanical information. Carey, long associated with the British Museum, now works independently as a curator and consultant. She has close knowledge of the Museum's collections and has selected some 200 images and objects from a wide variety of contexts as a means of highlighting the intricate interactions between humans and trees over time and throughout the world. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Frances Carey is Senior Consultant for Public Engagement at the British Museum. She was Head of National Programmes and Deputy Keeper of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum. She is the author and co-author of numerous books including The Apocalypse and the Shape of Things to Come, Modern Scandinavian Prints, German Printmaking in the Age of Goethe, Collecting the 20th Century, Avant-Garde British Printmaking 1914-1960 and The Print in Germany 1880-1933.