Tree: Witness to History

Where humans die, trees endure. From the Mount of Olives to Isaac Newton's apple tree; Van Gogh's Les Alyscamps and the Hibakujumoku, the surviving trees of Hiroshima; the trees in this book have borne witness to history. They were with Jesus the night before his arrest. They accompanied Marie-Antoinette during her final hours, and kept vigil over Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis. This book gathers complementary photographs and passages of writing, resulting in a poetic ode to some thirty trees around the world, all of whom stood immutable in a changing world. Featured trees include (a non-exhaustive list): the olive trees of Jesus (Jerusalem, Israel); the Alyscamps of Van Gogh (Arles, France); the Auschwitz oak (Poland); the oldest tree in the world (Sweden); the tree of Saint Francis of Assisi (Italy); Isaac Newton's apple tree (England); the tree of the last emperor (China); the Hiroshima tree (Japan); the hope of Anne Frank (Holland); the lime tree of Joan of Arc (France); William the Conqueror's oak (Normandy, France); Marie-Antoinette s sophora (Versailles, France); and Buddha's tree (India). AUTHOR: Richard Melloul is a celebrated French photographer known for his books on Maurice Bejart, Sardou, and many more. SELLING POINTS: An unconventional journey into the past, celebrating the world's most significant trees Features trees that have witnessed some of the most important events in history Anne Frank's tree, the 9/11 Survivor Tree, Newton's Apple tree, the Auschwitz Oak, the Olive trees of Jesus and more 114 colour, 40 b/w images